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On \On\, prep. [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D. aan,
OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel. [=a], Sw. [*a], Goth. ana, Russ.
na, L. an-, in anhelare to pant, Gr. 'ana`, Zend ana.
[root]195. Cf. {A-}, 1, {Ana-}, {Anon}.]
The general signification of on is situation, motion, or
condition with respect to contact or support beneath; as:
1. At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a
thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact
with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which
stands on the floor of a house on an island.
I stood on the bridge at midnight. --Longfellow.
2. To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the
motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of
another; as, rain falls on the earth.
Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken.
--Matt. xxi.
44.
3. Denoting performance or action by contact with the
surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by
means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence,
figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an
impression on the mind.
4. At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place,
or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the
fleet is on the American coast.
5. In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or
succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on
mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought. --Shak.
6. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as,
to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence,
indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will
promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse.
7. At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain
from labor. See {At} (synonym).
8. At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive;
as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress
or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on
the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded.
9. Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as,
have pity or compassion on him.
10. At the peril of, or for the safety of. ``Hence, on thy
life.'' --Dryden.
11. By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or
engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he
affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor.
12. To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation,
or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all
the blame; a curse on him.
His blood be on us and on our children. --Matt.
xxvii. 25.
13. In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect
punctuality; a satire on society.
14. Of. [Obs.] ``Be not jealous on me.'' --Shak.
Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the
reason prisoner? --Shak.
Note: Instances of this usage are common in our older
writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate
speech.
15. Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three
officers are on duty; on a journey.
16. In the service of; connected with; of the number of; as,
he is on a newspaper; on a committee.
Note: On and upon are in general interchangeable. In some
applications upon is more euphonious, and is therefore
to be preferred; but in most cases on is preferable.
{On a bowline}. (Naut.) Same as {Closehauled}.
{On a wind}, or {On the wind} (Naut.), sailing closehauled.
{On a sudden}. See under {Sudden}.
{On board}, {On draught}, {On fire}, etc. See under {Board},
{Draught}, {Fire}, etc.
{On it}, {On't}, of it. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Shak.
{On shore}, on land; to the shore.
{On the road}, {On the way}, {On the wing}, etc. See under
{Road}, {Way}, etc.
{On to}, upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one word,
onto, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be
regarded in analogy with into.
They have added the -en plural form on to an elder
plural. --Earle.
We see the strength of the new movement in the new
class of ecclesiastics whom it forced on to the
stage. --J. R. Green.
Board \Board\, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to
bred plank, Icel. bor? board, side of a ship, Goth.
f?tu-baurd]/> footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See
def. 8. [root]92.]
1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length
and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for
building, etc.
Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches,
it is usually called a plank.
2. A table to put food upon.
Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was
often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell.
Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute
large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing
hand. --Milton.
3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;
provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay;
as, to work for one's board; the price of board.
4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A
council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly
or meeting, public or private; a number of persons
appointed or elected to sit in council for the management
or direction of some public or private business or trust;
as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of
directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.
Both better acquainted with affairs than any other
who sat then at that board. --Clarendon.
We may judge from their letters to the board.
--Porteus.
5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material
used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a
board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a
chessboard; a backgammon board.
6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,
etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.
7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to
enter upon the theatrical profession.
8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning
border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G.
borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship.
Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.)
(a) The side of a ship. ``Now board to board the rival
vessels row.'' --Dryden. See {On board}, below.
(b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a
compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board,
shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard,
cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.
{The American Board}, a shortened form of ``The American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions'' (the foreign
missionary society of the American Congregational
churches).
{Bed and board}. See under {Bed}.
{Board and board} (Naut.), side by side.
{Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed
to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.
--Stormonth.
{Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation
the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman.
{Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy
council appointed to superintend matters relating to
trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for
the advancement and protection of their business
interests; a chamber of commerce.
{Board wages}.
(a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for
services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages.
(b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food
and lodging.
(c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the
procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden.
{By the board}, over the board, or side. ``The mast went by
the board.'' --Totten. Hence (Fig.),
{To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or
overthrow.
{To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a
board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge,
England.] ``Having been entered on the boards of Trinity
college.'' --Hallam.
{To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line
when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.
{To make short boards}, to tack frequently.
{On board}.
(a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I
came on board early; to be on board ship.
(b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.]
{Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an
official statement of the votes cast at an election.
[U.S.]