n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1 archaic : to come up against or alongside (a ship) usually to attack
2 : ACCOST , ADDRESS
3 a : to go aboard (as a ship, train, airplane, or bus) b : to put aboard <an airliner board ing passengers>
4 : to cover or seal off with boards < board up a window> < board up a house>
5 : to provide with regular meals and often also lodging usually for compensation
6 : to check (a player) into the boards in hockey
intransitive verb : to receive meals or lodging specifically : to live at a boarding school