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Plank

/plæŋk/

A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

📖 Definitions of "Plank"

noun
  1. 1

    A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

  2. 2

    A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.

    "Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries."

  3. 3

    Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.

  4. 4

    A stupid person, idiot.

verb
  1. 1

    To cover something with planking.

    "to plank a floor or a ship"

  2. 2

    To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.

  3. 3

    To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.

    "to plank money in a wager"

  4. 4

    To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

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