Overboard

What do we mean by overboard?

Over or as if over the side of a boat or ship. adverb

(go overboard) To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm. idiom

Over the side of a ship, usually into the water; out of or from on board a ship: as, to fall overboard.

Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water. adverb

To discard; to abandon, as a dependent or friend. adverb

To go to an extreme; to overdo. adverb

Excessive; too much adjective

Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat adverb

To extremes adverb

From on board a vessel into the water adverb

To throw over the edge of a boat into the water.

Words that are spelled similarly to overboard:
overboard, overload, overlord, overbold, overbear, overheard, overbroad, overbears, overword, overbore, overbar, overcard.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word overboard:
lighten, drowning, drowned, drown, swam, afloat, rescued, seaman, lifeboat, ashore, rigging, jumped, swim, sailor, washed, sailors, seas, boat, crew, chase, mast, ship, yacht, sink, sank, sinking, vessel, steamer, rope, rescue, deck, presumed, stern, aboard, sail, boats, shore, mate, shark, cruise, pirates, thrown, sailed, recovered, sailing, voyage, floating, picked, saved, storm, affair, anchor, captain, explosion, captured, hms, save, cargo, plymouth, swimming, wounded, escape, guns, ships, escaped, rough, fallen, sea, waves, wave, trying, ordinary, attempting, missing, search, damaged, slaves, injured, pulled, submarine, suicide, vessels, ocean, capture, honor, injuries, men, water.

Words that rhyme with overboard:
board, record, ward, accord, afford, cord, award, onboard, toward, lord, reward, chord, hoard, ford, gourd, untoward, bored, sword, horde, dashboard, concord, keyboard, billboard, aboard, abhorred, landlord, sward, fjord, cardboard, smorgasbord, nord, gaylord, springboard, clipboard, blackboard, overlord, aboveboard, warlord, gored, adored, underscored, storyboard, chessboard, clapboard, seaboard, harpsichord, baseboard, floored, skateboard, checkerboard, switchboard, ord, fingerboard, surfboard, ignored, stored, restored, floorboard, headboard, pored, hord, soared, broadsword, inboard, corrugated cardboard, poured, snowboard, washboard, outboard, circuit board, clavichord, notochord, sounding board, implored, oared, scoreboard, explored, chipboard, concorde, scored, strike a chord, sound board, dartboard, bulletin board, pegboard, roared, fnord, paperboard, hospital ward, wallboard, hardboard, fiberboard, mord, acord, njord, spinal cord, deplored, verwoerd, display board, umbilical cord.

Adjectives that are often used to describe overboard:
last.

Words that sound like overboard:
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