overboard
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/
overboard adjective: outside of a boat; in the water.
Adjective
overboard (not comparable)
Adverb
overboard (not comparable)
- Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.
- It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.
- Theon Greyjoy is the most well developed character on that stage, and the action comes down to him. Euron, with Yara underneath his ax, goads Theon into attack. But Theon is overwhelmed by the violence all around him, and instead he jumps overboard.2017 July 23, Brandon Nowalk, “The great game begins with a bang on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club
- Excessively; too much.
- They really went overboard with the party preparations.
- In reality, brains go overboard with this sort of fear validation. They love any chance to prove a fear is valid while ignoring all the reasons it's not.2021, Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, “What is... jealousy?”, in Let's Talk About It, →ISBN, page 190
Verb
overboard (third-person singular simple present overboards, present participle overboarding, simple past and past participle overboarded)
- To throw over the edge of a boat into the water.
- ‘Call home that runt Edmund Bonner. He has trotted after me from Spain into France and I swear the next time we take ship I will overboard him.’2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 565
- To cover (a ceiling) with plasterboard to create a new surface.
overboard meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
overboard in Hindi
- ओवरबोर्ड
overboard in Tamil
- கப்பலிலிருந்து வெளியே
overboard in Marathi
- ओव्हरबोर्ड, ओव्हरबोर्ड करण्यासाठी
overboard in Urdu
- پانی میں گرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- overboard in Bengali
- জাহাজের বাইরে জলে
- overboard in Telugu
- ఓవర్బోర్డ్, ఓవర్బోర్డు, ఓవర్బోర్డ్ చేయడానికి
- overboard in Malayalam
- കപ്പലിൽനിന്ന് വെള്ളത്തിലേക്ക്, വെള്ളത്തിൽ
- overboard in Kannada
- ಓವರ್ಬೋರ್ಡ್, ಓವರ್ಬೋರ್ಡ್ ಮಾಡಲು
- overboard in Punjabi
- ਓਵਰਬੋਰਡ, ਓਵਰ ਬੋਰਡ, ਓਵਰਬੋਰਡ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- overboard in Gujarati
- ઓવરબોર્ડ, ઓવરબોર્ડ કરવા માટે, ઓવરબોર્ડ કરવા
- overboard in Odia
- ଓଭରବୋର୍ଡ, ଓଭରବୋର୍ଡ଼, ଓଭରବୋର୍ଡ୍
- overboard in Nepali
- ओभरबोर्ड, ओवरबोर्ड, ओभरबोर्ड गर्न
Examples of overboard in a sentence
- He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
- You can decorate the new room, but don't go overboard with surreal paintings.
- It's important not to go overboard and choke while playing chubby bunny.
Forms of overboard
| third-person singular present | overboards |
|---|---|
| present participle | overboarding |
| past participle | overboarded |
| past | overboarded |
Origin of overboard
From Middle English overbord, overborde, equivalent to over- + board.
Words formed from overboard
Phrases with overboard
Questions about overboard
- What does overboard mean?
- Overboard means outside of a boat; in the water.
- What is overboard in Hindi?
- Overboard in Hindi is ओवरबोर्ड. See Overboard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is overboard?
- Overboard can be an adjective, an adverb or a verb.
- How do you pronounce overboard?
- Overboard is pronounced /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/.
Words near overboard in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: overboard (page history and authors); overboard (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overboard (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overboard (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overboard (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Overboard (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overboard (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overboard (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overboard (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overboard (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overboard (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overboard (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overboard (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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