throw overboard (verb)
1throw overboard — verb 1. throw from a boat • Syn: ↑deep six • Hypernyms: ↑throw • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody 2. lose (s …
2throw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Throw is used before these nouns: ↑cushion, ↑pillow Throw is used after these nouns: ↑judo {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ angrily ▪ carelessly …
3give up — verb 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (Freq. 9) you ve forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property • Syn: ↑forfeit, ↑throw overboard, ↑waiv …
4deep-six — verb 1. toss out; get rid of deep six these old souvenirs! • Syn: ↑give it the deep six • Hypernyms: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away …
5jettison — verb 1) six aircraft jettisoned their loads Syn: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, throw out, unload, throw overboard 2) he jettisoned his unwanted papers the scheme was jettisoned Syn: discard, dispose of …
6discard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cast off, reject, abandon, repudiate, throw aside. See nullification, ejection, disuse, relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reject, throw away, get rid of, dispose of, throw out, expel,… …
7jettison — I verb cast overboard, discard, dispense with, dispose of, eject, eliminate, expel, get rid of, part with, rid oneself of, slough, throw away, throw overboard, toss out, toss overboard II index abandon (relinquish), disown (refuse to ackno …
8abandon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. relinquish, resign, give up, forgo, surrender, discontinue, waive, abdicate; leave, quit, evacuate, withdraw (from); desert, forsake, maroon, discard, drop; let go, throw up, pull out of, have done …
9dump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. drop, let fall; discharge, unload; abandon, jettison, scrap, junk, discard, ditch (sl.); flood the market. See rejection. n. trash heap, junkpile, midden; store, depot, depository; den; slang, dive,… …
10eject — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove physically] Syn. expel, drive out, evict, discharge, throw out, cast out, oust, dislodge, discard, reject, emit, disgorge, kick out, heave out, send out, put out, force out, weed out, spit out, turn out, rout out,… …