Overboard
adverb
Out of the side of a boat or ship into the water.
He fell overboard during the storm
Often appears as...
- throw overboard
- fall overboard
adverb
Doing something too much or too enthusiastically.
She went a little overboard with the party decorations
Often appears as...
- go overboard
- a little overboard
Usage tips
Colloquial
adverb
Out of the side of a boat or ship into the water.
He fell overboard during the storm
Often appears as...
- throw overboard
- fall overboard
adverb
Doing something too much or too enthusiastically.
She went a little overboard with the party decorations
Often appears as...
- go overboard
- a little overboard
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Nautical Origin
Originates from maritime contexts, typically used to describe accidents.
Check your gear so you don't accidentally drop anything overboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Urgency or Danger
Conveys a sense of urgency or danger when someone or something falls into the water.
Man overboard! Quick, throw the lifebuoy!
Pro Tip 3/3Intentional Act
Can imply an intentional action, like deliberately getting rid of something.
The crew threw the contraband overboard before reaching the harbor.
Pro Tip 1/3Nautical Origin
Originates from maritime contexts, typically used to describe accidents.
Check your gear so you don't accidentally drop anything overboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Urgency or Danger
Conveys a sense of urgency or danger when someone or something falls into the water.
Man overboard! Quick, throw the lifebuoy!
Pro Tip 3/3Intentional Act
Can imply an intentional action, like deliberately getting rid of something.
The crew threw the contraband overboard before reaching the harbor.
Pro Tip 1/3Nautical Origin
Originates from maritime contexts, typically used to describe accidents.
Check your gear so you don't accidentally drop anything overboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Urgency or Danger
Conveys a sense of urgency or danger when someone or something falls into the water.
Man overboard! Quick, throw the lifebuoy!
Pro Tip 3/3Intentional Act
Can imply an intentional action, like deliberately getting rid of something.
The crew threw the contraband overboard before reaching the harbor.
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Video examples
The New Era of Discovery...
the doors to opportunistic deployments so if a ship is going somewhere and they're doing research off that ship well great let's get some cameras on there throw them overboard let's see what's down there and so this is really helping us build a spatial understanding of where things live but it's really
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Herring Hazards PIPE...
of trawlers to feast on hearing but only a handful of official observers are ever actually on the ships to monitor what's going on instead trawlers are supposed to report their bycatch voluntarily we really don't know what's being thrown overboard on these ships
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Bertrand Piccard's...
And when we drop the ballast overboard we climb. Sand, water, all the equipment we don't need anymore. And I think in life it should be exactly like this. You know, when people speak about pioneering spirit, very often they believe that pioneers
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How healthy living...
having a strong social network is so crucial to our health. So I finished. And I kind of went overboard on the week after the project was over. I went to the dark side, and I just indulged myself. It was like something out of Caligula.
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Beeban Kidron: The...
the latter thrown overboard on a boat journey. Who was right, who wrong? What would they do under the same conditions? Was the tale told well? Was there a hidden message? How has the world changed? How could it be different?
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These Divers Search For...
people they threw overboard when you're trying to engage in this subject of slavery there are no easy conversations the work is in the attempt to to tell the truth to confront to help people reckon with this history
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How healthy living...
crucial to our health so I finished and I I kind of went overboard on the the week after the project was over I went to the dark side and I just indulged myself it was like something out of Caligula but without
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Best of Season 2 PIPE...
like the world all good things must come to an end but the best preps are yet to come preparing for the unexpected any terrorist attack sometimes I think he just goes a little overboard the best of
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Debra Jarvis: Yes, I...
without whispering. We can talk about cancer and we can support one another. But sometimes, it feels like people go a little overboard and they start telling us how we're going to feel.
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Overboard into Shark...
bonkers but me and the crew are going overboard the only way to understand a shark is to enter their world so it's time to kiss up and join the feast y'all ready to go
Video examples
The New Era of Discovery...
the doors to opportunistic deployments so if a ship is going somewhere and they're doing research off that ship well great let's get some cameras on there throw them overboard let's see what's down there and so this is really helping us build a spatial understanding of where things live but it's really
Video examples
Herring Hazards PIPE...
of trawlers to feast on hearing but only a handful of official observers are ever actually on the ships to monitor what's going on instead trawlers are supposed to report their bycatch voluntarily we really don't know what's being thrown overboard on these ships
Video examples
Bertrand Piccard's...
And when we drop the ballast overboard we climb. Sand, water, all the equipment we don't need anymore. And I think in life it should be exactly like this. You know, when people speak about pioneering spirit, very often they believe that pioneers
Video examples
How healthy living...
having a strong social network is so crucial to our health. So I finished. And I kind of went overboard on the week after the project was over. I went to the dark side, and I just indulged myself. It was like something out of Caligula.
Video examples
Beeban Kidron: The...
the latter thrown overboard on a boat journey. Who was right, who wrong? What would they do under the same conditions? Was the tale told well? Was there a hidden message? How has the world changed? How could it be different?
Video examples
These Divers Search For...
people they threw overboard when you're trying to engage in this subject of slavery there are no easy conversations the work is in the attempt to to tell the truth to confront to help people reckon with this history
Video examples
How healthy living...
crucial to our health so I finished and I I kind of went overboard on the the week after the project was over I went to the dark side and I just indulged myself it was like something out of Caligula but without
Video examples
Best of Season 2 PIPE...
like the world all good things must come to an end but the best preps are yet to come preparing for the unexpected any terrorist attack sometimes I think he just goes a little overboard the best of
Video examples
Debra Jarvis: Yes, I...
without whispering. We can talk about cancer and we can support one another. But sometimes, it feels like people go a little overboard and they start telling us how we're going to feel.
Video examples
Overboard into Shark...
bonkers but me and the crew are going overboard the only way to understand a shark is to enter their world so it's time to kiss up and join the feast y'all ready to go
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sushmita Sen
Indian Actress
I am from a middle-class family, and everything I have achieved in life I have only appreciated. I have never gone overboard because I have seen the other side of life. When you have seen the other side of life, you appreciate what you have.
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James A. Garfield
American President
Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim.
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Eve Arden
American Actress
As for Hollywood children, their social life can get a little overboard, just like their parents can. Living in town, you attend so many functions.
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Alexandra Roach
Welsh Actress
It's important to make a statement, but don't kill yourself over it. You have to make an effort, but not go overboard.
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George Foreman
American Boxer
I tell my sons all the time, 'The most important thing in your life is fitness,' but a lot of fighters go overboard.
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Divya Agarwal
And obviously, when I talk about something that has hurt me in my life, I can go overboard.
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Ann Callis
American Politician
I am honest; I speak the truth, and I sometimes probably go overboard and speak my mind.
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Harsha Bhogle
Indian Journalist
Cricket is not a rational sport in India, and we go overboard.
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Freddie Mercury
British Singer
We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen.
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Will Wright
American Scientist
I typically go overboard when I research new projects.
Quote examples
Sushmita Sen
Indian Actress
I am from a middle-class family, and everything I have achieved in life I have only appreciated. I have never gone overboard because I have seen the other side of life. When you have seen the other side of life, you appreciate what you have.
Quote examples
James A. Garfield
American President
Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim.
Quote examples
Eve Arden
American Actress
As for Hollywood children, their social life can get a little overboard, just like their parents can. Living in town, you attend so many functions.
Quote examples
Alexandra Roach
Welsh Actress
It's important to make a statement, but don't kill yourself over it. You have to make an effort, but not go overboard.
Quote examples
George Foreman
American Boxer
I tell my sons all the time, 'The most important thing in your life is fitness,' but a lot of fighters go overboard.
Quote examples
Divya Agarwal
And obviously, when I talk about something that has hurt me in my life, I can go overboard.
Quote examples
Ann Callis
American Politician
I am honest; I speak the truth, and I sometimes probably go overboard and speak my mind.
Quote examples
Harsha Bhogle
Indian Journalist
Cricket is not a rational sport in India, and we go overboard.
Quote examples
Freddie Mercury
British Singer
We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen.
Quote examples
Will Wright
American Scientist
I typically go overboard when I research new projects.
Example 1 of 10
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