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1 across the board
applying in all cases: They were awarded wage increases across the board; (also adjective) (an across-the-board increase.) γενικός, καθολικός -
2 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) σανίδι2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) πίνακας3) (meals: board and lodging.) διατροφή4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) (διοικητικό) συμβούλιο2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) επιβιβάζομαι σε2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) διαμένω (ως οικότροφος)•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
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3 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) σκουπίζω2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) παρασύρω, σαρώνω3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) διατρέχω4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) κινούμαι ανεμπόδιστος2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) σκούπισμα2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) οριζόντια ημικυκλική κίνηση του χεριού3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής4) (a sweepstake.) λαχείο του ιπποδρόμου•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
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4 Sail
subs.P. and V. ἱστίον, τό (generally pl., sing. in Plat., Parm., 131B and C), V. λαῖφος, τό.Set sail: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν, ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, V. ἐξιέναι κάλως; see put out.(absol.): see also Furl.How I may set a prosperous sail to the sea-girt land of Cyprus: V. ὅπη νεὼς στείλαιμʼ ἂν οὔριον πτερὸν εἰς γῆν ἐναλίαν Κύπρον (Eur., Hel. 147).——————v. trans.Sail (the sea, etc.): P. and V. πλεῖν (acc.), V. ναυστολεῖν (acc.). V. intrans. P. and V. πλεῖν, ναυτίλλεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. ναυσθλοῦσθαι (also Ar.), ναυστολεῖν.( of a ship): P. πλεῖν, V. τρέχειν.Sail fast: P. ταχυναυτεῖν.Put to sea: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, ἀναπλεῖν; see put out.Sail across: Ar. and P. διαπλεῖν (absol. or acc.).Sail against: P. ἐπιπλεῖν (dat. or absol.), προσπλεῖν (dat. or absol.).Sail along the coast: P. παραπλεῖν (absol.).Sail back: P. ἐπαναπλεῖν.Sail home: P. καταπλεῖν.Sail in to attack: P. ἐπεισπλεῖν (absol.).Sail in front: P. προπλεῖν (absol.).Sail on board: P. ἐπιπλεῖν (ἐπί, gen. or absol.), ἐμπλεῖν (absol.).Sail round: Ar. and P. περιπλεῖν (acc. or absol.).Sail out: P. and V. ἐκπλεῖν.Sail over: P. and V. πλεῖν (acc.), V. ναυστολεῖν (acc.).Sail up: P. προσπλεῖν.Sail up stream: P. ἀναπλεῖν (Thuc. 1, 104).Sail with: P. and V. συμπλεῖν (absol. or dat.), P. συνεκπλεῖν (absol. or dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sail
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across-the-board — Ⅰ. across the board UK US adjective [usually before noun] ► involving everyone or everything in a company, situation, group, etc.: an across the board cut/decline/reduction »This economic plan calls for a 15% across the board cut in personal… … Financial and business terms
across the board — {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across the board bet on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
across the board — {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across the board bet on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
across-the-board — adj. 1. broad in scope or content {limited, exclusive} Syn: all embracing, all inclusive, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
across the board — If something applies to everybody, it applies across the board … The small dictionary of idiomes
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across-the-board — ☆ across the board [ə krôs′thə bôrd′ ] adj. 1. Horse Racing combining win, place, and show, as a bet 2. including or affecting all classes or groups: Also written across the board … English World dictionary
across the board — ► across the board applying to all. Main Entry: ↑across … English terms dictionary
across-the-board — across* the board [ə krɔsȓə bɔ:d] <engl. ; eigtl. »pauschal«> an fünf aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen zur gleichen Zeit gesendet (von Werbesendungen in Funk u. Fernsehen) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
across-the-board — [adj] all all inclusive, blanket, complete, comprehensive, everything, sweeping, total; concepts 513,772 … New thesaurus
across the board — adverb including all we got a pay raise across the board • Derived from adjective: ↑across the board * * * across the board adverb The same criteria will be applied across the board. Thesaurus: betting, bets and ways of betting … Useful english dictionary
