- overboard
- adverb Date: before 12th century 1. over the side of a ship or boat into the water 2. to extremes of enthusiasm 3. into discard ; aside
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Overboard — may refer to: Man overboard; a situation where a person goes over the side of a ship or boat into the water, possibly needing rescue Overboard (1987 film), a 1987 movie starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell Overboard (comic strip), a comic strip… … Wikipedia
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Overboard — O ver*board , adv. Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard. [1913 Webster] {To throw overboard}, to discard; to abandon, as a dependent or friend. {To go overboard}, to go to an extreme; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overboard! — Éditeur Psygnosis Développeur Psygnosis Date de sortie 1997 Genre Action, bataille navale Mode de jeu 1 à 2 joueurs … Wikipédia en Français
Overboard — Solicita una imagen para este artículo. Título Un mar de líos Ficha técnica … Wikipedia Español
overboard — ► ADVERB ▪ from a ship into the water. ● go overboard Cf. ↑go overboard … English terms dictionary
overboard — [ō′vər bôrd΄] adv. [ME ouer borde < OE ofor bord: see OVER & BOARD] 1. over a ship s side 2. from a ship into the water ☆ go overboard Informal to go to extremes; esp., to be wildly enthusiastic throw overboard to discard … English World dictionary
overboard — (adj.) over the side of a ship, O.E. ofor bord, from OVER (Cf. over) + bord side of a ship (see BOARD (Cf. board) (n.2)). Figurative sense of excessively, beyond one s means (especially in phrase go overboard) first attested 1931 in Damon Runyon … Etymology dictionary
overboard — index extreme (exaggerated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Overboard — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Overboard – Ein Goldfisch fällt ins Wasser Originaltitel Overboard … Deutsch Wikipedia
