Sekirov Dictionary

plank

/ˈplæŋk/

noun 8
verb 6
forms 3
phrases 3

noun8

A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
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A flat piece of wood on which to cook fish, so that the wood provides flavor and helps to produce a pleasing texture.
- A dish called "plank salmon" likely includes a salmon filet cooked on a plank.
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(figurative) 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.
- Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Physical exercise in which one holds a position (usually with a flat back, like a plank) for a measured length of time.
(UK, slang) A stupid person, idiot.
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A solid and substantial portion of an ingredient with a flat side, cooked and served whole.
- That dish is served with a plank of cauliflower.
An object made of planks; planking.
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That which supports or upholds.
- His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot. — 1829

verb6

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To cover something with planking.
- Plank'd with pine. — 1697
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To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
- Perth man Simon Carville became an internet sensation after he was photographed planking naked in the arms of famous Perth statue the Eliza. — 2011
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To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
- Along the lower river, planked shad dinners (baked and broiled) were highly popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. — 1998
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(informal) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
- Joe planked the money down in the officer of a newspaper editor and awaited results. There weren't any. — 1963
To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.

forms

planked · planking · planks

Phrases with plank

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