■ noun
1》 a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people.
2》 a wooden frame over which a canvas is stretched ready for painting.
3》 a rod or bar joining and supporting chair legs.
4》 a board in a boat against which a rower presses their feet for support.
5》 a brick or stone laid with its long side along the face of a wall. Compare with header (in sense 3).
6》 archaic, informal an exaggeration or lie.
■ verb carry on a ~.