throw overboard

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throw overboard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]