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board up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | board up - cover with wooden boards; "board up windows before the hurricane"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
Translationsboard up
board upTo cover parts of a building (often the windows) with wooden planks. That hurricane is bearing down on us, so we need to leave town as soon as we finish boarding up the windows. I can't believe someone finally bought that old, abandoned house—it's been boarded up for years.See also: board, upboarded upCovered with wooden planks (especially over the windows), as of an abandoned building. I can't believe someone finally bought that old, boarded up house—it's been empty for years.See also: board, upboard something upto enclose or seal a building or part of a building with boards or panels. We will have to board this house up if we can't sell it. Should I board up the house while I am away that season?See also: board, upboard upv.1. To fill or block an opening with boards: The carpenter boarded up the hole in the wall to keep the cold air from coming in. Before the storm, we boarded the windows up.2. To enclose or seal a building or part of a building with boards: The landlord boarded up the old building to keep trespassers away. Two weeks after the owners closed the motel, they boarded it up.See also: board, upEncyclopediaSeeboardLegalSeeBoardboard up
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