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What (who) is board - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Boards; Board (disambiguation)
board
¦ noun
1. a long, thin, flat piece of wood used for floors or other building purposes.
(the boards) informal the stage of a theatre.
2. a thin, flat rectangular piece of stiff material, e.g. a chopping board or noticeboard.
the piece of equipment on which one stands in surfing, skateboarding, etc.
3. [treated as sing. or plural] the decision-making body of an organization.
4. the provision of regular meals in return for payment or services.
archaic a table set for a meal.
5. Sailing a distance covered by a vessel in a single tack.
¦ verb
1. get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle).
(be boarding) (of an aircraft) be ready for passengers to get on.
2. live in someone's house and receive meals in return for payment or services.
(of a pupil) live in school during term time in return for payment.
3. (board something up/over) cover or seal a window or building with pieces of wood.
4. [as adjective boarded] made of wooden boards.
5. ride on a snowboard.
Phrases
go by the board (of a plan or principle) be abandoned, rejected, or ignored. [from naut. use meaning 'fall overboard', board meaning the side of the ship.]
on board on or in a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
take something on board informal fully consider or assimilate a new idea or situation.
tread the boards informal appear on stage as an actor.
Derivatives
boarding noun
Origin
OE bord, of Gmc origin; reinforced in ME by OFr. bort 'edge, ship's side' and ON borth 'board, table'.
board
(boards, boarding, boarded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
...a chopping board.
N-COUNT: usu n N
2.
A board is a square piece of wood or stiff cardboard that you use for playing games such as chess.
...a draughts board...
N-COUNT
3.
You can refer to a blackboard or a noticeboard as a board.
He wrote a few more notes on the board.
N-COUNT
4.
Boards are long flat pieces of wood which are used, for example, to make floors or walls.
The floor was draughty bare boards.
N-COUNT
5.
The board of a company or organization is the group of people who control it and direct it. (BUSINESS)
Arthur wants to put his recommendation before the board at a meeting tomorrow.
...the agenda for the September 12 board meeting.
= management
N-COUNT: oft the N in sing
see also board of directors
6.
Board is used in the names of various organizations which are involved in dealing with a particular kind of activity.
The Scottish Tourist Board said 33,000 Japanese visited Scotland last year.
...the US National Transportation Safety Board.
N-COUNT: usu the n N
7.
When you board a train, ship, or aircraft, you get on it in order to travel somewhere. (FORMAL)
I boarded the plane bound for England.
= get on
VERB: V n, also V
8.
Board is the food which is provided when you stay somewhere, for example in a hotel.
Free room and board are provided for all hotel staff.
N-UNCOUNT
9.
see also bulletin board
10.
An arrangement or deal that is above board is legal and is being carried out honestly and openly.
All I knew about were Antony's own financial dealings, which were always above board.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR
11.
If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
There are hefty charges across the board for one-way rental...
The President promised across-the-board tax cuts if re-elected.
PHRASE: usu PHR after v, PHR n
12.
If something goes by the board, it is rejected or ignored, or is no longer possible.
It's a case of not what you know but who you know in this world today and qualifications quite go by the board.
PHRASE: V inflects
13.
When you are on board a train, ship, or aircraft, you are on it or in it.
They arrived at Gatwick airport on board a plane chartered by the Italian government...
...a naval task force with two thousand marines on board.
PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR, oft PHR n
14.
If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
Spain swept the board in boys' team competitions.
PHRASE: V inflects
15.
If you take on board an idea or a problem, you begin to accept it or understand it.
I hope that they will take on board some of what you have said.
PHRASE: V inflects
Examples of use of board
1. Polgar remained standing, walking from board to board.
2. Board members expressed concern because students sometimes attend board meetings.
3. He represents the Indian Board, particularly the Board President.
4. Sucher was offered a seat on AAM‘s board, which is headed by Andrei Kosogov, a member of both Alfa Group‘s supervisory board and Alfa Bank‘s board, Zinchenko said.
5. "Board meetings have turned into a battleground," a board member said.