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jettison verb cast overboard, discard, dispense with, dispose of, eject, eliminate, expel, get rid of, part with, rid oneself of, slough, throw away, throw overboard, toss out, toss overboard See also: abandon, disown, eject, evict, expel, reject, relinquish JETTISON, or JETSAM. The casting out of a vessel, from necessity, a part of
the lading; the thing cast out also bears the same name; it differs from
flotsam in this, that in the latter the goods float, while in the former
they sink, and remain under water; it differ; also from ligan. (q.v.)
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| Whether the interpretations are relatively straightforward (David Byrne's "Don't Fence Me In," Lisa Stansfield's "Down in the Depths") or a total departure (erstwhile hip-hoppers the Jungle Brothers' "I Get a Kick Out of You" keeps the hook and jettisons the rest), there's not a dud in the bunch. What: Comedy writer and voice-over artist Winchell jettisons the usual talk-show format, focusing on original bits and four topics per hour rather than listener calls. Such eruptions can happen several times a day on the surface of a neutron star--the superdense cinder left behind when a massive star jettisons its outer layers and collapses. |
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