throw overboard in English

Forms: throws overboard [present, singular, third-person], throwing overboard [participle, present], threw overboard [past], thrown overboard [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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        "To throw off a boat into the water; to jettison"
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        "(transitive) To throw off a boat into the water; to jettison"
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        "To reject or expel"
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        "(idiomatic, transitive) To reject or expel"
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"throw overboard" meaning in English

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