overboard/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/EtymologyFrom Middle English overbord, overborde, equivalent to over- + board.overboard means outside of a boat; in the water. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.adjOutside of a boat; in the water.advOver the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.“It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.”Excessively; too much.“They really went overboard with the party preparations.”verbTo throw over the edge of a boat into the water.“‘Call home that runt Edmund Bonner. He has trotted after me from Spain into France and I swear the next time we take ship I will overboard him.’”To cover (a ceiling) with plasterboard to create a new surface.