PLANK

plank

(noun) an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

board, plank

(noun) a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

plank

(verb) cook and serve on a plank; “Planked vegetable”; “Planked shad”

plank, plank over

(verb) cover with planks; “The streets were planked”

plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump

(verb) set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; “He planked the money on the table”; “He planked himself into the sofa”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Plank (plural Planks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Plank is the 5331^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6534 individuals. Plank is most common among White (95.59%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

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.

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.

Synonyms

• See also idiot

Verb

plank (third-person singular simple present planks, present participle planking, simple past and past participle planked)

(transitive) To cover something with planking.

(transitive) To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.

(transitive, colloquial) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.

(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.

Source: Wiktionary

Plank, n. Etym: [OE. planke, OF. planque, planche, F. planche, fr. L. planca; cf. Gr. Planch.]

1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See Board.

2. Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer. His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot. Southey.

3. One of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform. [Cant] Plank road, or Plank way, a road surface formed of planks. [U.S.] -- To walk the plank, to walk along a plank laid across the bulwark of a ship, until one overbalances it and falls into the sea; -- a method of disposing of captives practiced by pirates.

Plank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planked; p. pr. & vb. n. Planking.]

1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship. "Planked with pine." Dryden.

2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]

3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

4. (Wooden Manuf.)

Definition: To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing. Planked shad, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and roasted before a wood fire.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition