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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"
- 1
A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
- 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
Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
- 4
A stupid person, idiot.
- 1
To cover something with planking.
"to plank a floor or a ship"
- 2
To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
- 3
To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
"to plank money in a wager"
- 4
To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
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