WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
throw overboard v 1: 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" [syn: forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego] [ant: arrogate, claim, lay claim] 2: throw from a boat [syn: deep-six, throw overboard]