FRANK

blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

(adjective) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; “blunt talking and straight shooting”; “a blunt New England farmer”; “I gave them my candid opinion”; “forthright criticism”; “a forthright approach to the problem”; “tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank”; “it is possible to be outspoken without being rude”; “plainspoken and to the point”; “a point-blank accusation”

frank

(adjective) clearly manifest; evident; “frank enjoyment”

frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie

(noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

Frank

(noun) a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

frank

(verb) exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

postmark, frank

(verb) stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

frank (comparative franker, superlative frankest)

honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.

(medicine) unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident

(obsolete) Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.

(obsolete) Liberal; generous; profuse.

(obsolete, derogatory) Unrestrained; loose; licentious.

Noun

frank (plural franks)

(uncountable) Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).

(countable) The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.

Verb

frank (third-person singular simple present franks, present participle franking, simple past and past participle franked)

To place a frank on an envelope.

To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.

To send by public conveyance free of expense.

Etymology 2

Shortened form of frankfurter.

Noun

frank (plural franks)

A hot dog or sausage.

Synonyms: frankfurt, frankfurter

Etymology 3

Noun

frank (plural franks)

(UK) The grey heron.

Etymology 4

Noun

frank (plural franks)

A pigsty.

Verb

frank (third-person singular simple present franks, present participle franking, simple past and past participle franked)

To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.

Etymology 1

Noun

Frank (plural Franks)

One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Frank

A male given name from Germanic languages.

A diminutive of the male given name Francis

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary

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Frank, n. Etym: [OF. franc.]

Definition: A pigsty. [Obs.]

Frank, v. t.

Definition: To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten. [Obs.] Shak.

Frank, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]

Frank, a. [Compar Franker; superl. Frankest.] Etym: [F. franc free, frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf. Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]

1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.] "It is of frank gift." Spenser.

2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc.

3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.] Frank of civilities that cost them nothing. L'Estrange.

4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense. Spenser.

Syn.

– Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved; undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous.

Frank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Franked; p. pr. & vb. n. Franking.]

1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. Dickens.

2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.

Frank, n. Etym: [See Frank, a.]

Definition: The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to free of postage. I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again. Cowper.

Frank, n. Etym: [Cf. F. franc. See Frank, a.]

1. (Ethnol.)

Definition: A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.

2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.

3. A French coin. See Franc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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