Question 1

What does "board up" mean?

Accepted Answer

To cover windows and doors with wooden boards to protect or secure a building that is empty, damaged, or at risk.

Question 2

How do you use "board up" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Residents boarded up their windows before the hurricane made landfall.

Question 3

Is "board up" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"board up" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. Very commonly used in news reporting about abandoned buildings, natural disasters, or civil unrest. The object can be the opening (window, door) or the whole building. Passive form ('boarded up') is extremely common.

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