Definition of "waterboard" in English

noun

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

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

verb

1. (transitive) To 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.