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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a ''board of directors''.
  • A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
  • archaic A long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall.
  • A relatively long, wide and thin piece of sawn wood or similar material, usually intended for use in construction.
  • slang A rebound.
  • ice hockey The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink, often in plural.
  • nautical The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward
  • nautical The side of a ship.
  • Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, etc.
  • uncountable Regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging.

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Verb:

  • transitive|now|_|rare To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost.
  • intransitive To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation
  • transitive nautical To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party
  • transitive To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
  • transitive To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money.
  • transitive To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »