board

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'.

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