Definitions for frank
fræŋk, frɑŋkfrank

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Franknoun

   a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

2. frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenieadjective

   a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

3. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulderadjective

   characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

   "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

4. frankverb

   clearly manifest; evident

   "frank enjoyment"

5. postmark, frankverb

   stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

6. frankverb

   exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

GCIDE(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Franknoun

   The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege.

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. franknoun

   the grey heron.

   Etymology: Shortened form of frankfurter.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Franknoun

   a pigsty

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

2. Frankverb

   to shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

3. Franknoun

   the common heron; -- so called from its note

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

4. Franknoun

   unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

5. Franknoun

   free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

6. Franknoun

   liberal; generous; profuse

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

7. Franknoun

   unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

8. Frankverb

   to send by public conveyance free of expense

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

9. Frankverb

   to extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc

   Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

10. Frankadjective

    the privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to free of postage

    Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

11. Frankadjective

    a member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France

    Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

12. Frankadjective

    a native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant

    Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

13. Frankadjective

    a French coin. See Franc

    Etymology: [See Frank, a.]

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1. Frank

   Frank was the girl group from Channel 4's comedy drama series Totally Frank. Frank consisted of lead singer Lauren Blake, guitarist Bryony Afferson, keyboard player Helena Dowling and drummer Hayley Angel Wardle. In the show Totally Frank, the girls played fictional characters Tasha, Charlie, Flo and Neve. The band used their real names outside of the show. Their debut single "I'm Not Shy" was released on 31 July 2006 and reached #40 in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album Devil's Got Your Gold was released on 7 August 2006. The album featured tracks from the television show including "Money In My Pocket", "Never Left A Girl", "Silence", "Don't Wait Up", "All I Ever Do", the second series theme tune; "Turn It Up", and the first series theme tune "Complicated". New tracks included "If The Devil's Got Your Gold", "Wake Up" and "Palm Of Your Hand". Their song, "I'm Not Shy" was featured in a comedy sketch on the show TittyBangBang on BBC Three. The promo album sampler for Frank featured three tracks, "I'm Not Shy", "Turn It Up" and "Never Left A Girl". Frank supported fellow girl group Girls Aloud on their 2006 Chemistry Tour of England and Scotland.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Frank

   frangk, adj. free, open: (obs.) liberal: open or candid in expression: (Spens.) unrestrained.—v.t. to send free of expense, as a letter.—n. the signature of a person who had the right to frank a letter.—n. Frank′-fee, a species of tenure in fee-simple, the opposite of copyhold.—adv. Frank′ly, candidly: (obs.) gratuitously.—ns. Frank′ness; Frank′-pledge, a system of mutual suretyship by which the members of a tithing were made responsible for one another; Frank′-ten′ement, freehold. [O. Fr. franc—Low L. francus—Old High Ger. Franko, one of the tribe called Franks, a free man.]

2. Frank

   frangk, n. one of the German tribes from Franconia who conquered Gaul in the 5th century, and founded France: the name given in the East to a native of Western Europe.—adj. Frank′ish.

3. Frank

   frangk, n. (Shak.) a pig-sty.—v.t. (Shak.) to shut up in a sty, to cram, to fatten. [O. Fr. franc.]

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1. frank

   The large fish-eating heron of our lakes and pools.

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1. frank

   Song lyrics by frank -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by frank on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frank' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2823

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frank' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2345

How to pronounce frank?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frank in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of frank in a Sentence

1. Richard Hunt:

   To have an outright repeal of Dodd-Frank I don't think would serve the banking industry or consumers.

2. Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom:

   We need to have an open and frank discussion about investment protection, the consultation clearly shows that there is a huge scepticism.

3. Simon Wiesenthal:

   Anne Frank became a symbol of the million murdered children, and I tell it to the father of Anne Frank, the diary of his daughter had a bigger impact than the Nuremberg trial.

4. Mike Wolfe:

   The landscape of this country has obviously changed with manufacturing, a lot of things that were made here aren’t anymore, so it’s kind of walking down memory lane for the viewer and us in regards to, you know, what used to be manufactured here. Frank and I are both car guys—transportation guys—we’ve always appreciated a past as far as the automotive industry, the motorcycle industry, so, we feel proud with every story that we tell.

5. Netflix Inc:

   Due to a technical glitch, some Frank Underwood fans got a sneak peak, he'll be back on Netflix on Feb. 27.

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