overboard
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Definition of overboard
1 : over the side of a ship or boat into the water
2 : to extremes of enthusiasm
3 : into discard : aside
Examples of overboard in a Sentence
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Each in turn throws overboard a gray plastic water sampling bottle attached to a rope known as a CTD. — Eric Niiler, National Geographic, "The Ocean Is Getting More Acidic—What That Actually Means," 15 June 2018 The poll found that opinion was often divided by gender and political party: Half of Republicans but fewer than one-quarter of Democrats said the response to harassment had gone overboard. — Janet Hook And Lauren Weber, WSJ, "Working Mothers Gain Acceptance, But Perceptions of Sexism Persist, Poll Shows," 22 Mar. 2018 Try not to go overboard, and refuse to overindulge. — BostonGlobe.com, "Where to get a taste of Brazil’s culture and cuisine before you go," 14 July 2018 Carole and Tinsley got sick and were throwing up overboard. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "See the First Footage of RHONY's Colombia 'Boat Ride from Hell' in Scary Midseason Trailer," 27 June 2018 Witness accounts say the starboard boiler exploded at about 11 p.m., setting off a grisly chain reaction of death that saw people thrown overboard and drowned, scalded to death, and cut by flying debris, according state historians. — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, "The 1838 shipwreck was 'the Titanic of its time.' Divers just made an eerie discovery," 17 June 2018 According to Norwegian, the man went overboard early in the morning on Saturday. — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, "He posted on Facebook about a man going overboard. Weeks later, he plunged into the sea," 3 July 2018 The man was spotted going overboard at 3:10 Saturday. — Susannah Bryan, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Man overboard: Worker falls from one cruise ship, rescued by another the next day," 1 July 2018 The big vessels typically pull their nets all night, anchoring at dawn when crews tend to the business of culling their catch, tossing small fish and other bycatch overboard. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Better days ahead for Texas offshore anglers," 23 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overboard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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overboard
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of overboard
: over the side of a ship into the water
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Kids Definition of overboard
1 : over the side of a ship into the water Don't fall overboard!
2 : to extremes of enthusiasm He went overboard with this party.
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