board up

VERB

batten

Synonyms

STRONG

fix secure tie tighten

WEAK

clamp down cover up nail down

Antonyms

STRONG

let go loose loosen lose unfasten untie

WEAK

unfix

VERB

cover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blanket bury coat dress enclose protect shroud

STRONG

cache camouflage canopy cap carpet cloak clothe conceal crown curtain daub disguise eclipse encase enfold ensconce enshroud envelop hood house invest layer mantle mask obscure overcast overlay overspread screen secrete shade shield stash superimpose superpose surface veil

WEAK

bush up cover up do on the sly put on set on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lay bare reveal uncover

STRONG

expose let go open show take out tell unmask

WEAK

abandon exclude lay out leave alone unwrap

Example Sentences

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It’s more like throwing the game board up in the air to see how it might come down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s a quiet crisis — one that surfaces every fall when the beaches clear and the storefronts board up.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Just before 9 a.m., two workers from C. Erwin Piper Technical Center carried planks of plywood to City Hall to board up the windows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Lawyers have told the BBC they have been advised by police to work from home, board up office windows and install fireproof letterboxes.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

The fourth night in ugly exile she took her board up into the greenbelt, staying at the edge of town.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

board up

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