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12 PHRASE 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.

13 PHRASE If something goes by the board , it is rejected or ignored, or is no longer possible. □  There was certainty in employment, which has completely gone by the board now.

14 PHRASE 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.

15 PHRASE 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.

16 PHRASE 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.

▸  board up PHRASAL VERB If you board up a door or window, you fix pieces of wood over it so that it is covered up. □ [V P n] Shopkeepers have boarded up their windows. [Also V n P ] ●  board|ed up ADJ □  Half the shops are boarded up on the estate's small shopping street.

boa rd and lo dg|ing N‑UNCOUNT If you are provided with board and lodging , you are provided with food and a place to sleep, especially as part of the conditions of a job. □  You get a big salary incentive and free board and lodging too.

board|er /bɔː ^r də ^r / (boarders ) N‑COUNT A boarder is a pupil who lives at school during the term. [BRIT ] □  Sue was a boarder at Benenden.

boa rd game (board games ) also board-game N‑COUNT A board game is a game such as chess or backgammon, which people play by moving small objects around on a board. □  …a new board game played with dice.

board|ing /bɔː ^r d I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Boarding is an arrangement by which children live at school during the school term. □  …the master in charge of boarding. □  Average boarding fees are £10,350.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Boarding is long, flat pieces of wood which can be used to make walls, doors, and fences. □  …the white-painted boarding in the sitting room.

boa rd|ing card (boarding cards ) N‑COUNT A boarding card is a card which a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.

boa rd|ing house (boarding houses ) The spellings boardinghouse in American English, and boarding-house in British English are also used. N‑COUNT A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.

boa rd|ing school (boarding schools ) also boarding-school N‑VAR A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school .

boa rd of di|re c|tors (boards of directors ) N‑COUNT A company's board of directors is the group of people elected by its shareholders to manage the company. [BUSINESS ] □  The Board of Directors has approved the decision unanimously.

board|room /bɔː ^r druːm/ (boardrooms ) also board room N‑COUNT The boardroom is a room where the board of a company meets. [BUSINESS ] □  Everyone had already assembled in the boardroom for the 9:00 a.m. session.

board|walk /bɔː ^r dwɔːk/ (boardwalks ) N‑COUNT A boardwalk is a path made of wooden boards, especially one along a beach. [AM ]

boast /boʊ st/ (boasts , boasting , boasted )