throw overboard

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throw overboard

The sailor must throw overboard the damaged cargo to save the ship.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To discard or jettison something by physically throwing it from a boat or ship into the water.
    • To abandon, reject, or sacrifice something (such as a plan, principle, or person), often suddenly or for expediency.
Usage
  • The literal action is typically used in nautical contexts.
  • The figurative meaning is used to describe the act of getting rid of something considered unnecessary, burdensome, or inconvenient.
Examples
  • Literal (Nautical):
    • The captain ordered the crew to throw the damaged cargo overboard to lighten the ship.
    • During the storm, they had to throw overboard anything that wasn't essential.
  • Figurative (Abandonment):
    • The company threw its old marketing strategy overboard and started fresh.
    • He threw all his principles overboard when a lucrative offer came his way.
Advanced Usage
  • "to throw someone overboard": Figuratively, to abandon or betray a person, especially a former ally.
    • When the scandal broke, his political allies quickly threw him overboard.
Variants and Related Words
  • Jettison (verb): To throw (goods) overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft; to discard something as unwanted or burdensome. This is a close synonym.
  • Discard (verb): To get rid of something that is no longer useful or desirable.
  • Abandon (verb): To cease to support or look after someone; to give up completely.
Synonyms
  • Cast off
  • Dump
  • Relinquish
  • Sacrifice
Phrasal Verbs
  • Throw out: To discard something as useless or unwanted. (Less specific than "throw overboard").
  • Cast aside: To reject or abandon someone or something.
Related Idioms
  • Walk the plank: A historical nautical punishment forcing a person to walk off a plank extending over the ship's side, causing them to fall into the water. This idiom relates to the concept of forced removal from a ship, but is distinct from the voluntary act of "throwing overboard."
  • Go by the board: To be abandoned, neglected, or lost. This idiom shares the figurative sense of abandonment.
throw overboard

The sailor must throw overboard the damaged cargo to save the ship.

Verb
  1. throw from a boat
  2. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    • you've forfeited your right to name your successor
    • forfeited property

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