Meanings
verbthrow overboard (third-person singular simple present throws overboard, present participle throwing overboard, simple past threw overboard, past participle thrown overboard)
present singular third person throws overboard · participle present throwing overboard · past threw overboard · participle past thrown overboard
- transitiveTo throw off a boat into the water; to jettison
Synonyms & antonyms
verblose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish echar por la borda, tirar por la borda
- echar por la bordaTranslations
- tirar por la bordaTranslations
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APA
throw overboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20overboard
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“throw overboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20overboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw overboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20overboard.
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