over the side of a boat or a ship into the water:
to fall / jump overboard * Huge waves washed him overboard.
IDIOMS
go overboard (informal) to be too excited or enthusiastic about sth or about doing sth:
Don't go overboard on fitness.
throw sb/sth overboard to get rid of sb/sth that you think is useless:
He threw all his old friends overboard once he was promoted.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is overboard a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, overboard is tagged as adverb.
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