Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - board
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a flat thin piece of sawn timber, usu. long and narrow. b a piece of material resembling this, made from compressed fibres. c a thin slab of wood or a similar substance, often with a covering, used for any of various purposes (chessboard; ironing-board; notice-board). d thick stiff card used in bookbinding. 2 the provision of regular meals, usu. with accommodation, for payment. 3 archaic a table spread for a meal. 4 the directors of a company; any other specially constituted administrative body, e.g. a committee or group of councillors, examiners, etc. 5 (in pl.) the stage of a theatre (cf. tread the boards). 6 Naut. the side of a ship. --v. 1 tr. a go on board (a ship, train, aircraft, etc.). b force one's way on board (a ship etc.) in attack. 2 a intr. receive regular meals, or (esp. of a schoolchild) meals and lodging, for payment. b tr. (often foll. by out) arrange accommodation away from home for (esp. a child). c tr. provide (a lodger etc.) with regular meals. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by up) cover with boards; seal or close. Phrases and idioms board-game a game played on a board. board of trade US a chamber of commerce. go by the board be neglected, omitted, or discarded. on board on or on to a ship, aircraft, oil rig, etc. take on board consider (a new idea etc.). Etymology: OE bord f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English bord piece of sawed lumber, border, ship's side, from Old English; akin to Old High German bort ship's side Date: before 12th century border, edge, the side of a ship, 3. a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width, stage 2a(2), skis, 4. table 3a, a table spread with a meal, daily meals especially when furnished for pay, a table at which a council or magistrates sit, e. a group of persons having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers , an examination given by an examining ~, league, association, g. the exposed hands of all the players in a stud poker game, an exposed dummy hand in bridge, 5. a flat usually rectangular piece of material (as wood) designed for a special purpose: as, spring~ 1, surf~, back~ 1, a surface, frame, or device for posting notices, black~, switch~, 6. card~, the stiff foundation piece for the side of a book cover, a securities or commodities exchange, the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink, a sheet of insulating material carrying circuit elements and terminals so that it can be inserted in an electronic apparatus (as a computer), bulletin ~ 2, ~like adjective II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to come up against or alongside (a ship) usually to attack, accost, address, 3. to go a~ (as a ship, train, airplane, or bus), to put a~ , to cover or seal off with ~s , to provide with regular meals and often also lodging usually for compensation, to check (a player) into the ~s in hockey, intransitive verb to receive meals or lodging ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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