hank

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see also: Hank

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /hæŋk/

Noun

hank (plural hanks)

1. A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
2. (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
3. (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
4. (Ulster) Mess, tangle.
5. A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
6. (obsolete) Hold; influence.

   • When the devil hath got such a hank over him.

7. (wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.

Translations

• Russian: мото́к

Verb

hank (hanks, present participle hanking; past and past participle hanked)

1. (transitive) To form into hanks.
2. (transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

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Hank

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /hæŋk/

Proper noun

1. A male given name.
2. (archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).

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