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throw overboard

throw overboard verb: to throw off a boat into the water; to jettison.

Verb

throw overboard (third-person singular simple present throws overboard, present participle throwing overboard, simple past threw overboard, past participle thrown overboard)

  1. (transitive) To throw off a boat into the water; to jettison
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To reject or expel

throw overboard meaning in Kannada

throw overboard in Kannada

ಎಸೆದುಬಿಡು, ತೊರೆದುಬಿಡು

Forms of throw overboard

third-person singular presentthrows overboard
present participlethrowing overboard
pastthrew overboard
past participlethrown overboard

Questions about throw overboard

What does throw overboard mean?
Throw overboard means to throw off a boat into the water; to jettison.
What is throw overboard in Kannada?
Throw overboard in Kannada is ಎಸೆದುಬಿಡು, ತೊರೆದುಬಿಡು. See Throw overboard meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is throw overboard?
Throw overboard is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw overboard?
The past tense of throw overboard is threw overboard.

Words near throw overboard in the dictionary

  1. throw open
  2. throw out
  3. throw out the baby with the bath water
  4. throw out the baby with the bathwater
  5. throw over
  6. throw overboard
  7. throw pearls before swine
  8. throw pillow
  9. throw pillows
  10. throw rug
  11. throw rugs

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