Board up
Board up verb - Cover with wooden boards.
Both terms in one sentence
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But when Waffle mention's he's actually inside the house, they unlock the door, go outside, and board up the house with a couple of boards and a log.
Source: Berserk Board Barricade -
In one episode all of the characters gather in the Horton house, where Alice's newborn baby just fell asleep- so when the vicar arrives to this meeting, Hugo holds a board up, telling her to keep it down, so as not to wake the baby up.
Source: Talking with Signs -
Too Dumb to Live: When our protagonists board up the house, they somehow forget the door.
Source: Film / The Food of the Gods
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