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1 overboard
overboard ['əʊvəbɔ:d]Nautical par-dessus bord;∎ to fall overboard passer par-dessus bord;∎ to jump overboard sauter à la mer;∎ man overboard! un homme à la mer!;∎ to throw sb/sth overboard jeter qn/qch par-dessus bord; figurative se débarrasser de qn/qch;∎ familiar to go overboard dépasser la mesure, exagérer;∎ he has really gone overboard with his latest film il a vraiment dépassé les bornes avec son dernier film;∎ the critics went overboard about her first novel les critiques se sont enthousiasmés ou emballés pour son premier roman -
2 overboard
overboard adv par-dessus bord, à l'eau ; to fall/jump overboard tomber à/sauter dans l'eau ; to push/throw sb/sth overboard pousser/jeter qn/qch par-dessus bord ; man overboard! un homme à la mer! ; to go overboard ○ fig aller trop loin. -
3 jettison
['‹etisn](to throw (cargo etc) overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft etc in times of danger: When one of the engines failed, the aeroplane crew jettisoned the luggage.) larguer
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throw overboard — index jettison Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
throw overboard — verb 1. throw from a boat • Syn: ↑deep six • Hypernyms: ↑throw • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody 2. lose (s … Useful english dictionary
To throw overboard — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — [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
throw away — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, blow, blunder away, boot out, bounce, brush aside, cashier, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast off, cast out, chuck, chuck out, consume, contemn, contradict, declaim, decline, deep six, defenestrate,… … Moby Thesaurus
throw out — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, abrupt, addle, alienate, ball up, befuddle, bewilder, blow out, boot out, bounce, bring out, brush aside, cashier, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast forth, cast off, cast out, chase, chime in, chuck,… … Moby Thesaurus
throw over — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abstract, back out, beg off, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast off, cast out, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, cry off, cut out, deep six, depart from, deport, desert, discard, dispose of … Moby Thesaurus
overboard — adv. from on a ship into the water (fall overboard). Phrases and idioms: go overboard 1 be highly enthusiastic. 2 behave immoderately; go too far. throw overboard abandon, discard … Useful english dictionary
overboard — I ke kai. ♦ Jump overboard, lele i ke kai. ♦ Throw overboard, kiloi i loko o ke kai, kāwa a … English-Hawaiian dictionary
throw somebody overboard — throw sb/sth ˈoverboard idiom to get rid of sb/sth that you think is useless • He threw all his old friends overboard once he was promoted. Main entry: ↑overboardidiom … Useful english dictionary