lapse vs throw overboard

throw overboard vs lapse

lapse is a noun but throw overboard is not a noun.

lapse and throw overboard both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lapse	Yes	No	Yes	No
throw overboard	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, throw overboard is a hypernym of lapse; that is, throw overboard is a word with a broader meaning than lapse:

lapse: let slip
throw overboard: lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

Other hypernyms of lapse include forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, waive.

lapse (noun)	throw overboard (noun)
a mistake resulting from inattention
a failure to maintain a higher state
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

lapse (verb)	throw overboard (verb)
go back to bad behavior	throw from a boat
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards	lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
end, at least for a long time
for time to move forward
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
let slip

Difference between lapse and throw overboard

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