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Meaning of "throw overboard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THROW OVERBOARD

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THROW OVERBOARD

throw off
throw one´s hand in
throw one´s hat at it
throw one´s hat in the ring
throw one´s weight about
throw one´s weight around
throw oneself at
throw oneself into
throw oneself on
throw out
throw over
throw someone in at the deep end
throw someone to the dogs
throw someone under the bus
throw the baby out with the bath water
throw the book at
throw to the wolves
throw together
throw up
throw up one´s hands

WORDS THAT END LIKE THROW OVERBOARD

aboard
billboard
board
bulletin board
cardboard
clipboard
dashboard
free on board
go by the board
keyboard
leaderboard
message board
motherboard
on board
onboard
outboard
overboard
secretary to the board
skateboard
snowboard
take on board

Synonyms and antonyms of throw overboard in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «throw overboard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THROW OVERBOARD

Find out the translation of throw overboard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of throw overboard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «throw overboard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扔海里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tirar por la borda
570 millions of speakers

English

throw overboard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी में गिर फेंक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رمي في البحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выбросить за борт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lançar ao mar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওভারবোর্ড নিক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeter à la mer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membuang air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

über Bord werfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

船外に投げる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배 밖으로 던져
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngalahake overboard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ném xuống biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கப்பல் எறியுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरबोर्ड फोडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Denize çıkmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gettare a mare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyrzucić za burtę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викинути за борт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arunca peste bord
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρίξει στη θάλασσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gooi oorboord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kasta överbord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaste over bord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of throw overboard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THROW OVERBOARD»

The term «throw overboard» is normally little used and occupies the 147.682 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THROW OVERBOARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about throw overboard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THROW OVERBOARD»

Discover the use of throw overboard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to throw overboard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anger and Aggression in ...
You, as a member of the crew, need to decide which items to keep and which items to throw overboard. You are only allowed to keep three items. List of items What would you do? Matches Keep Throw overboard Radio Keep Throw overboard ...
Denis G. Sukhodolsky, Lawrence Scahill, 2012
2
Handbook of Evidence-Based Treatment Manuals for Children ...
(An optional way to complete this activity is to give the list of items to all the students and ask them to decide which items they would keep and which items they would throw overboard.) Having pictures of, or the actual objects themselves to ...
Craig Winston LeCroy Professor of Social Work Arizona State University, 2008
3
Law Reporter
The persons on board the vessel naturally selected that part which was near the pumps as first to throw overboard, and no doubt they would throw over the rest if there was imminent danger of its getting loose and taking the same course as the  ...
‎1867
4
A Treatise Explanatory of a New System of Naval, Military ...
To throw overboard To throw overboard all oor To throw out — To tbrow up Throw Throw aback Throw tat Throw down ... or upon Throw on him the blame Throw out Throw overboard — Throw up Throws Throws out If he) throws up Threw ...
John Macdonald, 1817
5
The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
The persons on board the vessel naturally selected that part which was near the pumps, as first to throw overboard ; and, no doubt, they would throw over the rest, if there was imminent danger of its getting loose, and taking the same course as ...
‎1866
6
Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports
The persons on board the vessel naturally selected that part which was near the pumps, as first to throw overboard; and, no doubt, they would throw over the rest, if there was imminent danger of its getting loose, and taking the same course as ...
Henry D. Barton, 1866
7
Common Bench Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the ...
The persons on board the vessel naturally selected that part which was near the pumps, as first to throw overboard : and, no doubt, they would throw over the rest, if there was imminent danger of its getting loose, and taking the same course as ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott, 1866
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Coping Power : Child Group Facilitator's Guide: Child Group ...
You as members ofthe crew need to decide which items to keep and which items to throw overboard. You need to decide as a group the order in which you throw thefollowing items overboard. 1. Box of matches 2. Radio (ship to shore) 3.
John E. Lochman Professor of Clinical Psychology University of Alabama, Karen Wells Professor of Clinical Psychology Duke University, Rockville MD Karen Lisa Professor of Clinical Psychology Treatment and Learning Center, 2008
9
The Merchant's, Shipmaster's and Mate's Manual, and Seaman's ...
Ibid. When the Master mat make a Jettison of a part or the whole of the Cakgo. — The master has authority to throw overboard a part of the cargo for the purpose of saving the ship and the residue of the cargo, in a case of extreme peril. He can ...
Isaac Ridler Butts, 1855
10
The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury
But that the same individual man, as the Bishop says, that chose to throw his goods overboard, might chose not to throw his goods overboard, I cannot conceive ; unless a man can choose to throw overboard and not to throw overboard, or be ...
Thomas Hobbes, William Molesworth, 1841

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THROW OVERBOARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term throw overboard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greeks beg Merkel not to throw them 'overboard' as day of reckoning …
Ms Merkel faced a choice "to follow the sirens within her own government that embolden her to throw overboard the only Greek government that has remained ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Hagel was fired because he was the easiest man to throw overboard
Barack Obama faces a knot of simultaneous foreign-policy crises on a scale rarely confronted by recent presidents—a Middle East riven by civil war, nuclear ... «Quartz, Nov 14»
3
Man Pleads Guilty To Rape, Attempt To Throw Overboard Woman …
A former cruise ship employee pleaded guilty on Monday to beating, raping, and trying to toss overboard a woman on a nudist cruise who he said insulted his ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»

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