Waterboard

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.

2.NounA public commission charged with overseeing water quality in a particular area.

3.VerbTo subject to waterboarding, to pour water over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive.

"We waterboarded the suspect, but he refused to confess."

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