"throw overboard" meaning in All languages combined

See throw overboard on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: throws overboard [present, singular, third-person], throwing overboard [participle, present], threw overboard [past], thrown overboard [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,threw,thrown>}} 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 Tags: transitive Translations (Translations): echar por la borda (Spanish), tirar por la borda (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-throw_overboard-en-verb-T66fW0Qm Disambiguation of 'Translations': 70 30
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To reject or expel Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-throw_overboard-en-verb-73pLBLqc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 78
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