Pronunciation
- IPA: /plæŋk/
plank (plural planks)
- A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
- A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
- Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
- (British, slang) A stupid person, idiot.
- That which supports or upholds.
- His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.
- See also Thesaurus:idiot
- French: planche
- German: Planke
- Italian: tavola, asse
- Portuguese: tábua, prancha
- Russian: доска́
- Spanish: tablón
- German: Schwerpunkt
- Portuguese: ponto de contenção
- Russian: пункт програ́ммы
- Spanish: artículo
- French: gainage
- Russian: пла́нка
plank (planks, present participle planking; past and past participle planked)
- (transitive) To cover something with planking.
- to plank a floor or a ship
- Planked with pine.
- (transitive) To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
- 1998, Richard Gerstell, American Shad in the Susquehanna River Basin (page 147)
- Along the lower river, planked shad dinners (baked and broiled) were highly popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- 1998, Richard Gerstell, American Shad in the Susquehanna River Basin (page 147)
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
- to plank money in a wager
- (transitive) To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
- To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
- (intransitive) To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
- 2011 May 23, Party finishes up in plonking after attempt at planking in Kingsford ↗, in Herald Sun,
- The woman, known as Claudia, fell from a 2m wall after earlier demonstrating the wrong way to plank on a small stool while holding a bottle of wine. A friend said some guests had not heard of planking and Claudia was demonstrating how ridiculous it was.
- 2011 May 24, Tourists snapped planking at iconic landmarks around the world ↗, in The Australian,
- Perth man Simon Carville became an internet sensation after he was photographed planking naked in the arms of famous Perth statue the Eliza.
- 2011 May 23, Party finishes up in plonking after attempt at planking in Kingsford ↗, in Herald Sun,
Plank
Proper noun
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