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    plank
    /plaŋk/

    noun

    • 1. a long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring.
    • 2. a fundamental point of a political or other programme: "the central plank of the bill is the curb on industrial polluters"

    verb

    • 1. make, provide, or cover with planks: "the ship was planked with teak"
    • 2. put or set (something) down forcefully or abruptly: informal "Ned planked the glasses in front of him"

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  2. Learn the meaning of plank as a flat piece of wood, a principle of a group, or an exercise. See how to use plank in sentences and collocations with other words.

  3. Learn the meaning of plank as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use plank in a sentence, and see related phrases and entries.

  4. Plank definition: a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.. See examples of PLANK used in a sentence.

  5. Learn the meaning of plank as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples. Find out the origin and frequency of plank in British and American English, and the difference between plank and board.

  6. 1. To furnish or cover with planks: plank a muddy pathway. 2. To bake or broil and serve (fish or meat) on a plank: "Boards specially made for planking food have grooves ... to hold juices" (Michael Stern). 3. To put or set down emphatically or with force.

  7. A plank is a board or another rectangular piece of wood. When you're building your four-story treehouse, you'll need a lot of planks. If you've ever watched a movie about pirates, you've heard of "walking the plank," a despicable way to punish captives, forcing them to plunge off the end of a plank (or a "gang plank") into the ocean below.

  8. an exercise in which you lie on your stomach and raise your body off the ground by pressing down on your hands until your arms are straight and then hold that position for a fixed period of time. I do exercises to strengthen my stomach muscles, like push-ups and planks. compare push-up Topics Health and Fitness c2. Word Origin. Idioms.

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