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Plank

noun
/plæŋk/
Word Frequency: 2.2

Definitions

1.nounA long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
2.nounA 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.nounPhysical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
4.nounA stupid person, idiot.
5.nounThat which supports or upholds.
6.verbTo cover something with planking.
"to plank a floor or a ship"
7.verbTo bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
8.verbTo lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
"to plank money in a wager"
9.verbTo harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
10.verbTo splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
11.verbTo pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.

Synonyms

boardplopplump downplonkplunkflumpplumpplank overplunk downbeambarledge

Rhymes With

lankrankcrankshankskankbankswankblank
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