Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go overboard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: go over-board
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fall out of a vessel.

verb

To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Attach the buoys so they don't go overboard."
"You can decorate the new room, but don't go overboard with surreal paintings."
"Of course, Bradshaw goes overboard on the cathedral [at Gloucester]: "a cross, 426 feet long; the oldest parts are the Norman crypt and nave, built in 1089.""

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

goes overboard (present, singular) going overboard (participle, present) went overboard (past) gone overboard (participle, past)

Synonyms

get carried away gild the lily overegg over-egg the pudding overdo take (something) too far

Questions

What does go overboard mean?: To fall out of a vessel.

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