throw overboard

throw overboard

verb
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] [ant: arrogate
2. throw from a boat [syn: deep-six
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