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1. (n.) plank
a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
2. plank
something to stand on or to cling to for support.
3. plank
any one of the principles or objectives that make up the platform of a political party.
4. (v.t.) plank
to lay, cover, or furnish with planks.
5. plank
to bake or broil and serve (steak, fish, etc.) on a wooden board.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME planke < ONF < L planca board, plank)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) board, plank
a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
2. (verb) plank
an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
3. (verb) plank, plank over
cover with planks
"The streets were planked"
4. (verb) plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump
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"
5. (verb) plank
cook and serve on a plank
"Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"
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1. (noun) plank
a long flat piece of wood
wide planks used as floorboards
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) plank
a broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See Board
2. (noun) plank
fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer
3. (noun) plank
one of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform
4. (verb) plank
to cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship
5. (verb) plank
to lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager
6. (verb) plank
to harden, as hat bodies, by felting
7. (verb) plank
to splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing
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Sense: a long, flat piece of wood
The floor was made of planks.
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 Afrikaans: plank |
 Arabic: لَوْح خَشَب |
 Bulgarian: дъска |
 Brazilian: tábua |
 Czech: prkno |
 German: die Bohle |
 Danish: planke; bræt |
 Greek: σανίδα |
 Spanish: tabla, tablón |
 Estonian: (plank)laud |
 Farsi: الوار |
 Finnish: lankku |
 French: planche |
 Hebrew: קֶרֶש שָׁטוּחַ |
 Hindi: तख्ता, पटरा |
 Croatian: (debela) daska |
 Hungarian: deszka, palánk |
 Indonesian: papan |
 Icelandic: planki |
 Italian: asse |
 Japanese: 板 |
 Korean: 두꺼운 판자 |
 Lithuanian: lenta, lentjuostė |
 Latvian: dēlis; planka |
 Malay: papan |
 Dutch: plank |
 Norwegian: planke |
 Polish: deska |
 Persian: تير مشابه چهار تراش |
 Pashto: چهار تراش ته ورته تير |
 Portuguese: tábua |
 Romanian: scândură |
 Russian: доска |
 Slovak: doska |
 Slovenian: deska |
 Serbian: daska |
 Swedish: planka |
 Thai: แผ่นกระดาน |
 Turkish: kalas |
 Taiwanese: 木製(板條) |
 Ukrainian: обшивна дошка, шалівка |
 Urdu: تختہ |
 Vietnamese: tấm ván |
 Chinese: 木制板条 |
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