board

board
board1 W1S1 [bo:d US bo:rd] n
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1¦(information)¦
2¦(for putting things on)¦
3¦(group of people)¦
4¦(in names)¦
5¦(in building)¦
6 on board
7¦(meals)¦
8 go by the board
9¦(in water sports)¦
10 across the board
11 take something on board
12¦(electricity)¦
13¦(theatre)¦
14¦(sports area)¦
15 college/medical boards
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[: Old English; Origin: bord]
1.) ¦(INFORMATION)¦
a flat wide piece of wood, plastic etc that you can use to show information
on a board
▪ The plan of the new building is displayed on a board at the back of the room.
▪ I've put a list of names up on the board.
▪ I'll check the departure board for train times.
2.) ¦(FOR PUTTING THINGS ON)¦
a flat piece of wood, plastic, card etc that you use for a particular purpose such as cutting things on, or for playing indoor games
▪ Martha was chopping vegetables on a wooden board.
▪ a chess board
3.) also Board
¦(GROUP OF PEOPLE)¦ [C also + plural verb]
BrE a group of people in a company or other organization who make the rules and important decisions
▪ a board meeting
▪ a board member
board of
▪ The Board of Directors met yesterday.
▪ There was disagreement among the agency's board of governors.
▪ The decision was discussed and agreed at board level.
sit on a board/have a seat on a board
(=be a member of a board)
▪ He gave up his seat on the board after 40 years.
4.) ¦(IN NAMES)¦
Board
used in the name of some organizations
▪ the New York State Board of Elections
▪ the British Boxing Board of Control
5.) ¦(IN BUILDING)¦
a long thin flat piece of wood used for making floors, walls, fences etc
▪ We'll have to take the boards up to check the wiring.
6.) on board
a) on a ship, plane, or spacecraft
= ↑aboard
▪ There are 12 children on board the ship.
b) involved with something or working for an organization
▪ Supporters of the treaty say that it will be necessary to have the United States on board.
▪ He came on board in the late Sixties and spent two decades with the agency.
7.) ¦(MEALS)¦[U]
the meals that are provided for you when you pay to stay somewhere
▪ In the nursing home she will have to pay for room and board .
▪ The landlord provides board and lodging (=meals and a place to stay) .
8.) go by the board
if an idea, way of behaving, or plan goes by the board, it fails to happen, ends, or is no longer possible
▪ It seems that loyalty has gone by the board.
9.) ¦(IN WATER SPORTS)¦
a ↑surfboard or ↑sailboard
10.) across the board
if something happens or is done across the board, it affects everyone in a particular group, place etc
▪ The changes will affect local authorities across the board.
▪ We find jobs for people right across the board from chief executives to cleaners.
11.) take sth on board
to listen to and accept a suggestion, idea etc
▪ The school refused to take any of the parents' criticisms on board.
12.) ¦(ELECTRICITY)¦
13.) ¦(THEATRE)¦
the boards [plural]
the stage in a theatre
→tread the boards at ↑tread1 (7)
14.) ¦(SPORTS AREA)¦
boards [plural] AmE
the low wooden wall around the area in which you play ↑ice hockey
15.) college/medical boards
AmE examinations that you take in the US when you formally ask to be accepted as a student at a college or medical school
→↑above board, ↑diving board, ↑drawing board, ↑ironing board, ↑sounding board,sweep the board at ↑sweep1 (11)
board 2
board2 v
1.) [I and T] formal
to get on a bus, plane, train etc in order to travel somewhere
▪ The couple boarded the train for New York.
▪ Passengers were standing on the dock, waiting to board.
2.) be boarding
if a plane or ship is boarding, passengers are getting onto it
▪ Olympic Airways Flight 172 to Istanbul is now boarding at Gate No. 37.
3.) [I always + adverb/preposition]
to stay in a room in someone's house that you pay for
▪ Several students boarded with Mrs. Smith.
4.)
to stay at a school at night as well as during the day
▪ Dickie was sent away to school as soon as he was old enough to board.
board out [board sth<=>out] [i]phr v
to pay money and arrange for an animal to stay somewhere
▪ We'll have to board the cat out while we're away.
board up [board sth<=>up] phr v
to cover a window or door, or all the windows and doors of a building, with wooden boards
▪ The shop was boarded up.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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