Thesaurus results for PLANKS

planks

verb

present tense third-person singular of plank

as in plops

to throw or set down clumsily or casually planked the carton down on the counter and left

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Recent Examples of planks Razzouk claims to have some of the 500-year-old wood planks his family used for tattooing. —

Gustavo Morello, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024

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plops

Verb

Then a volcanic eruption plops a curious soft echidna’s egg in his path.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 12 June 2026
After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026