plank

(plăngk)

1. a. A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.
   b. Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.
2. A foundation; a support.
3. One of the articles of a political platform.

1. To furnish or cover with planks: plank a muddy pathway.
2. To bake or broil and serve (fish or meat) on a plank: “Boards specially made for planking food have grooves . . . to hold juices” (Michael Stern).
3. To put or set down emphatically or with force.