frank
/fɹæŋk/
noun
- 1
Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
- 2
The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
verb
- 1
To place a frank on an envelope.
- 2
To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
- 3
To send by public conveyance free of expense.
adjective
- 1
Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
“May I be frank with you?”
- 2
Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
“The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes.”
- 3
Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
- 4
Liberal; generous; profuse.
- 5
Unrestrained; loose; licentious.
noun
- 1
A hot dog or sausage.
“Buy a package of franks for the barbecue.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
The grey heron.
noun
- 1
A pigsty.
verb
- 1
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
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