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B0354600 (bôrd)n.1. a. A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank.b. A long flat slab of another material, used as a structural member.2. A flat, rigid, often rectangular piece of material used as a surface upon which to work: a cutting board; an ironing board.3. A flat piece of rigid material designed to display information, especially:a. A blackboard.b. A bulletin board.c. A scoreboard.d. A toteboard.4. Sports a. A flat piece of material designed or equipped to be ridden as a sport, especially a snowboard, skateboard, or surfboard.b. A diving board.c. A backboard.5. A flat, rigid piece of material on which a game is played, such as a checkerboard or chessboard.6. a. A table at which official meetings are held; a council table.b. An organized body of administrators or investigators: a board of trustees; a board of directors.7. a. A table, especially one set for serving food.b. Food or meals considered as a whole: board and lodging.8. boardsa. Sports The wooden structure enclosing an area for skating, such as the ice on which hockey is played, or enclosing a playing area, as for indoor soccer.b. A theater stage.9. Basketball A rebound.10. a. An electrical-equipment panel.b. Computers A circuit board.11. Nautical a. The side of a ship.b. A leeboard.c. A centerboard.12. Obsolete A border or edge.v. board·ed, board·ing, boards v.tr.1. To cover or close with boards: board up a broken window.2. a. To furnish with meals in return for pay.b. To house where board is furnished: board a horse at a stable.3. a. To enter or go aboard (a vehicle or ship).b. To allow (passengers) on board.c. Nautical To come alongside (a ship).4. Sports To force (an opposing hockey player) into the boards with a body check.5. Obsolete To approach.v.intr.1. To receive meals or food and lodging as a paying customer.2. Sports To use a snowboard, skateboard, surfboard, or similar item.Idioms: across the board So as to affect or include all people, classes, or categories: raised taxes across the board. on board1. Aboard.2. Ready to participate or be included; amenable: The entire class was on board for the excursion to the park.

[Middle English bord, from Old English.]

across the board

- An allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race.See also related terms for odds.

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across the board - including all; "we got a pay raise across the board"

across the board

adjective general, full, complete, total, sweeping, broad, widespread, comprehensive, universal, blanket, thorough, wholesale, panoramic, indiscriminate, all-inclusive, wall-to-wall, all-embracing, overarching, all-encompassing, thoroughgoing, without exception or omission The President promised across the board tax cuts if re-elected.
limited, specific, restricted, partial, discriminate, selective

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board

(boːd) noun1. a strip of timber. The floorboards of the old house were rotten.一段木板2. a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose. notice-board; chessboard.板3. meals. board and lodging.伙食4. an official group of persons administering an organization etc. the board of directors.委员会 verb1. to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc). This is where we board the bus. 上（船，车，飞机） 2. to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house). He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.搭伙ˈboarder noun a person who temporarily lives, and takes his meals, in someone else's house. 搭伙者，寄宿者 ˈboarding-house noun a house where people live and take meals as paying guests. 供膳的寄宿处ˈboarding-school noun a school which provides accommodation and food as well as instruction. 寄宿学校across the board adjective (etc) applying in all cases: They were awarded wage increases across the board; () an across-the-board increase. 全面地（的） go by the board to be abandoned. All my plans went by the board when I lost my job.落空

across the board

Applying to or impacting every part or individual in a group or spectrum of things. Some senior employees are unhappy that the new dress code applies to everyone across the board. The politician is expected to call for tax increases across the board.See also: across, board

all over the board

1. Spread out or scattered over a great distance. I think we'll have a great trip across the country; we've got places all over the board we want to visit.2. In or having a great number and variety. The shop is all over the board as to what you can buy there.3. Unorganized or scattered in thinking, communication, or planning. Mary is all over the board with her plans for the future. I wish she would just pick something and stick to it!See also: all, board, over

across the board

Fig. [distributed] equally for everyone or everything. The school board raised the pay of all the teachers across the board.See also: across, board

across the board

Applying to all the individuals in a group, as in They promised us an across-the-board tax cut, that is, one applying to all taxpayers, regardless of income. This expression comes from horse racing, where it refers to a bet that covers all possible ways of winning money on a race: win (first), place (second), or show (third). The board here is the notice-board on which the races and betting odds are listed. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s. See also: across, board

across the board

COMMON If a policy or development applies across the board, it applies equally to all the people or areas of business connected with it. It seems that across the board all shops have cut back on staff. This proposal will reduce funding across the board for community development grants, student loans and summer schools. Note: You can also talk about an across-the-board policy or development. There is an across-the-board increase in the amount of meat eaten by children. Note: This was originally an American expression which was used in horse racing. If someone bet across the board, they bet on a horse to win or to come second, third, or fourth. See also: across, board

across the board

applying to all. In the USA, this expression refers to a horse-racing bet in which equal amounts are staked on the same horse to win, place, or show in a race. 1999 Wall Street Journal The decline for the euro across the board was mainly attributed to the further erosion of global investors' confidence toward the euro-zone economy. See also: across, board

aˌcross the ˈboard

affecting everything or everyone in a society, an organization, etc., equally: The government claims that standards in education have fallen right across the board. ♢ The union demanded an across-the-board salary increase.See also: across, board

across the board

So as to affect or include all people, classes, or categories: raised taxes across the board.See also: across, board

across the board

Affecting all classes and categories. The term, originally American, comes from horse-racing, where a bet covering all winning possibilities—win (first place), place (second place), or show (third place)—was so described. By about 1950 it was extended to other situations, principally of an economic nature, as in across-the-board wage increases (for all employees), tax reductions (for all brackets), air-fare increases, and the like. See also: across, board

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