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plank
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16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. plank
  2. plank buttress
  3. plank down
  4. plank house
  5. plank owner
  6. plank road
  7. plank root
  8. plank scraper
  9. plank-sheer
  10. dagger plank
  11. king plank
  12. pile plank
  13. stop plank
  14. trail plank
  15. wrest plank
  16. walk

1plank

noun \ˈplaŋk\

Definition of PLANK

1
a : a heavy thick board; especially : one 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) thick and at least 8 inches (20 centimeters) wide
b : an object made of a plank or planking
c : planking
2
a : an article in the platform of a political party
b : a principal item of a policy or program
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Examples of PLANK

  1. Before the convention, there was debate over the foreign policy and economic planks.

Origin of PLANK

Middle English, from Anglo-French plaunke, planche, from Latin planca
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with PLANK

bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, prank, rank, shank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank, Yank

2plank

transitive verb

Definition of PLANK

1
: to cover, build, or floor with planks
2
: to set down forcefully —usually used with down
3
: to cook and serve on a board <planked salmon> <planked steak>

Examples of PLANK

  1. <planked the carton down on the counter and left>

First Known Use of PLANK

15th century

Related to PLANK

Synonyms
flump, flop, plop, plump, plunk (or plonk)

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