Definitions for overboardˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•boardˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd(adv.)
over the side of a ship or boat, esp. into or in the water.
Idioms for overboard:
go overboard,to go to extremes, as in speech, behavior, or dress.
Category: Idiom
Origin of overboard:
bef. 1000
Princeton's WordNet
overboard(adverb)
to extremes
"he went overboard to please his in-laws"
overboard(adverb)
from on board a vessel into the water
"they dropped their garbage overboard"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
overboard(adverb)ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd
into the water from a boat
Someone pushed him overboard.
overboardˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd
to do or say more than is acceptable or needed
Some of the fans went overboard and started throwing things.
Wiktionary
overboard(Adverb)
over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat
It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.
overboard(Adjective)
excessive; too much
They really went overboard with the party preparations.
Translations for overboard
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorboordAfrikaans

- مِنَ السَّفينَه إلى البَحْرArabic

- зад бордаBulgarian

- ao marPortuguese (BR)

- přes palubuCzech

- über BordGerman

- over bordDanish

- από το πλοίο στη θάλασσαGreek

- por la bordaSpanish

- üle pardaEstonian

- از روی لبۀ کشتی یا قایقFarsi

- yli laidanFinnish

- par-dessus bordFrench

- לְתוֹך הַמָיִםHebrew

- s broda,čamcaCroatian

- hajóból kiHungarian

- ke airIndonesian

- útbyrðis, fyrir borðIcelandic

- in mareItalian

- 船外へJapanese

- 배 밖으로Korean

- už bortoLithuanian

- pār bortu (ūdenī)Latvian

- jatuh dr kapalMalay

- overboordDutch

- over bordNorwegian

- za burtęPolish

- از روی لبۀ کشتی یا قایقPersian

- د بيړى له څنډىPashto

- ao marPortuguese

- peste bordRomanian

- за бортRussian

- cez palubuSlovak

- čez krovSlovenian

- preko palubeSerbian

- överbordSwedish

- นอกลำเรือThai

- gemiden aşağıTurkish

- 從船邊落入水中,在船外Chinese (Trad.)

- за бортом; за бортUkrainian

- جہاز پر سےUrdu

- qua mạn tàuVietnamese

- 从船边落入水中,在船外Chinese (Simp.)

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