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THROW OVERBOARD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Throw from a boat

Synonyms:

deep-six; throw overboard

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "throw overboard" is one way to...):

throw (propel through the air)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

Example:

forfeited property

Synonyms:

forego; forfeit; forgo; give up; throw overboard; waive

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "throw overboard" is one way to...):

abandon (forsake, leave behind)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "throw overboard"):

lapse (let slip)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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