plank
[ plangk ]
/ plæŋk /
noun
a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
lumber in such pieces; planking.
something to stand on or to cling to for support.
any one of the stated principles or objectives comprising the political platform of a party campaigning for election: They fought for a plank supporting a nuclear freeze.
verb (used with object)
Idioms for plank
- to be forced, as by pirates, to walk to one's death by stepping off a plank extending from the ship's side over the water.
- to relinquish something, as a position, office, etc., under compulsion: We suspect that the new vice-president walked the plank because of a personality clash.
walk the plank,
Origin of plank
OTHER WORDS FROM plank
plank·less, adjective plank·like, adjective un·planked, adjectiveWords nearby plank
planimetry,
planing,
planing hull,
planish,
planisphere,
plank,
plank floor,
plank-sheer,
planking,
plankter,
plankton
Example sentences from the Web for plank
British Dictionary definitions for plank (1 of 2)
plank
1
/ (plæŋk) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for plank
C13: from Old Norman French
planke, from Late Latin
planca board, from
plancus flat-footed; probably related to Greek
plax flat surface
British Dictionary definitions for plank (2 of 2)
plank
2
/ (plæŋk) /
verb
(tr) Scot
to hide; cache
Word Origin for plank
C19: a variant of
plant
Idioms and Phrases with plank
plank
see walk the plank.