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English verb: throw overboard | |||
| 1. | throw overboard (possession) lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime | ||
| Samples | You've forfeited your right to name your successor. Forfeited property. | ||
| Synonyms | forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, waive | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abandon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lapse | ||
| Antonyms | arrogate, lay claim, claim | ||
| 2. | throw overboard (contact) throw from a boat | ||
| Synonyms | deep-six | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
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