overboard

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/

Adjective

overboard (not comparable)

1. Outside of a boat, in the water

Adverb

overboard (not comparable)

1. Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.

   It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.

2. Excessively; too much.

   They really went overboard with the party preparations.

Translations

• French: par-dessus bord
• German: über Bord
• Portuguese: borda a fora, exceder
• Russian: за́ борт

Verb

overboard (overboards, present participle overboarding; past and past participle overboarded)

1. (transitive) To throw over the edge of a boat into the water.

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