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Verb: throw overboard  throw'ow-vu(r),bord
  1. Lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offence, or crime
    - forfeit, give up, waive, forgo, forego
     
  2. Throw from a boat
    - deep-six [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: threw overboard, throwing overboard, thrown overboard, throws overboard

Type of: abandon, throw, wing

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throw a spanner in the works
throw a wobbly
throw away
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throw cold water on
throw in
throw in the towel
throw off
throw out
throw out of kilter
throw overboard
throw pillow
throw rug
throw stick
throw together
throw up
throwaway
throwback
thrower
throw-in
throwing away