adv

overboard

OH-vuh-bawd

adv

Over the side of a boat and into the water.

"A crate slid off the deck and went overboard during the storm."

To an excessive extreme (usually in the phrase "go overboard").

"She went overboard buying decorations for the party."

How to Use Overboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishOff the side of a boat into the water, or figuratively, taking something too far.

Common pairings

fall overboard go overboard man overboard

overboarded past tense, overboards singular

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A crate slid off the deck and went _____ during the storm.

From over- + board (as in the side of a ship).

board hoard aboard onboard keyboard cupboard outboard seaboard backboard starboard cardboard surfboard