What does overboard mean?
Definitions for overboard
ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrdover·board
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Princeton's WordNet
overboardadverb
to extremes
"he went overboard to please his in-laws"
overboardadverb
from on board a vessel into the water
"they dropped their garbage overboard"
Wiktionary
overboardadverb
over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat
It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.
overboardadjective
excessive; too much
They really went overboard with the party preparations.
ChatGPT
overboard
Overboard refers to the act of falling or being thrown off a ship or boat into the water. It also can mean going to excessive, overly extreme, or dramatic lengths in action or behavior.
Wikidata
Overboard
Overboard is a 1987 American romantic comedy film starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. It was directed by Garry Marshall, produced by Roddy McDowall, and loosely inspired by the 1974 Italian film Swept Away. In turn, Overboard was adapted into the 2006 South Korean television series, Couple or Trouble.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overboard
ō′vėr-bōrd, adv. over the board or side: from on board: out of a ship.—Thrown overboard, deserted, discarded, betrayed.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
overboard
The state of any person or thing in the sea which had been in a ship.--Thrown overboard also means cast adrift by the captain; withdrawal of countenance and support.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overboard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overboard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of overboard in a Sentence
Yes, I know it makes great TV. I think the guy went way overboard -- offensive, outrageous, pick your adjective, but what Marco Rubio said has as much of an impact in terms of where the Republican Party is today as anybody on that stage, and it is deeply troubling. And it should be to the press, not just to those of us who have been doing this work for so long.
This is how you stay in the game because you’re both responsible for this boat that you’re on and if one of you go overboard, you both go overboard.
Approximately 80 % of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
Because everybody is different, it is impossible to know what the 'right' amount of soy is, but people can certainly go overboard, for people wanting to achieve a reasonably healthy protein intake without experiencing possibly negative effects of soy, there is no need to have soy at every meal or to replace all foods [like milk and cheese] with soy-based ones.
I do want to speak up in his defense against people who are calling him a child molester or a pedophile or a rapist, some people are saying. I'm like that is so overboard and a lie really, I mean people get mad at me for saying that but I can say this because I was one of the victims.
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