Definition of board
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width
nailed boards over the windows
2a
: a surface, frame, or device for posting notices
Pin the photo to the board.
b
: blackboard
wrote the assignment on the board
c
: a flat usually rectangular piece of material (such as wood) designed for a special purpose: such as
(1)
: surfboard
(2)
: skateboard
… Tony Hawk has just legitimized the youthful rebellion they'd abandoned along with their boards.— Sean Pamphilon
(3)
: springboard sense 1
Do a backflip off the board.
d
basketball
: backboard sense 1
a rebound off the boards
also
: a rebound in basketball
averaging 7.8 boards per game
e
: switchboard
3a(1)
: a group of persons having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers
She is on the bank's board of directors. board of examiners a board member
(2)
: an examination given by an examining board
—often used in plural pass the medical boards
b
: league, association
local board of realtors
c
: daily meals especially when furnished for pay
paid for her room and board
d
: a table spread with a meal
offered to help clear the board
e
: a table at which a council or magistrates sit
sat at the council board
f
card games
(1)
: the exposed hands of all the players in a stud poker game
(2)
: an exposed dummy (see dummy entry 1 sense 2a) hand in bridge
4
electronics
: a sheet of insulating material carrying circuit elements and terminals so that it can be inserted in an electronic apparatus (such as a computer)
5
boards plural, ice hockey
: the low wall enclosing a hockey rink
7a
: cardboard
b
: the stiff foundation piece for the side of a book cover
8
nautical
: the side of a ship
across the board
on board
: so as to include or affect all classes or categories
cut spending across the board
also
: in all areas or respects
considered an average player across the board
1
: aboard
2
: in support of a particular objective
needed to get more senators on board for the bill to pass
board
verb
boarded; boarding; boards
Definition of board (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: to go aboard (something, such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus)
boarded a bus to Chicago
b
: to put aboard
an airliner boarding passengers
2
: to cover or seal off with a long, thin, and often narrow piece of sawed lumber : to cover or seal off with boards (see board entry 1 sense 1)
—usually used with up board up a windowboard up a house
3
: to provide with regular meals and often also lodging usually for compensation
supplemented her income by boarding college students
4
ice hockey
: to check (a player) into the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink : to check (a player) into the boards (see board entry 1 sense 5)
5
archaic
: to come up against or alongside (a ship) usually to attack
1
: to receive meals or lodging
bachelors who board at the inn
specifically
: to live at a boarding school
2
informal
: to ride a skateboard, snowboard, etc.
At 12, Danny joined his 16-year-old brother … on the slopes, boarding every day after school.— Scott DeSimon
3a
: to get into or onto a means of transportation (such as an airplane, bus, ship, etc.)
A bit late, we hurried to the gate just in time to board.— Ellen Creager
b
: to put or allow passengers into or onto such a means of transportation
… before my plane boarded I wandered into a duty-free shop to pick up a few last-minute presents.— Ted Mooney
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