plank in English dictionary

  • plank

    Meanings and definitions of "plank"

    • A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
    • 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.
    • Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
    • (UK, slang) A stupid person.
    • (transitive) To cover something with planking.
    • (transitive) To bake (fish) on a piece of cedar lumber.
    • (intransitive) To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
    • noun
      A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
    • noun
      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.
    • noun
      Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
    • noun
      (Britain, slang)
      A stupid person, idiot.
    • noun
      That which supports or upholds.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cover something with planking.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
    • verb
      (transitive, colloquial)
      To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
    • verb
      To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
    • long, broad and thick piece of timber
    • political issue
    • noun
      an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
    • noun
      a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
    • verb
      cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"
    • verb
      cover with planks; "The streets were planked"
    • verb
      set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"

    Synonyms of "plank" in English dictionary

    plunk, dish, plump are the top synonyms of "plank" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of plank

    • plank ( plural  planks)
    • plank ( third-person singular simple present planks, present participle planking, simple past and past participle planked)
    • plank (plural planks)
    • plank (third-person singular simple present planks, present participle planking, simple past and past participle planked)
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