plank
plank definition
plank (plaŋk)
noun
- a long, broad, thick board
- planking (sense )
- something that supports or sustains
- ☆ any of the articles or principles making up the platform or stated program of a political party
Etymology: ME planke < NormFr < OFr planche < LL planca, a board, plank < VL palanca < Gr phalangai < phalanx (gen. phalangos): see phalanx
transitive verb
- to cover, lay, or furnish with planks
- ☆ to broil and serve (steak, fish, etc.) on a board or wooden platter
- Informal
- to lay or set (down) with force or emphasis
- ☆ to pay: usually with down or out
plank Idioms
walk the plank
to walk blindfolded and manacled off a plank projecting from the side of a ship, as the victims of pirates were sometimes forced to do
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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