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THROW OVERBOARD
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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