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plank  (plngk)

n.

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.

tr.v. planked, plank·ing, planks

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.

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[Middle English, from Old North French planke, from Late Latin planca, from plancus, flat; see plk-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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plank¹

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a stout length of sawn timber

2. something that supports or sustains

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) one of the policies in a political party's programme

(Transport / Nautical Terms)

walk the plank to be forced by pirates to walk to one's death off the end of a plank jutting out over the water from the side of a ship

vb (tr)

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to cover or provide (an area) with planks

2. (Cookery) to beat (meat) to make it tender

3. (Cookery) Chiefly US and Canadian to cook or serve (meat or fish) on a special wooden board

[from Old Norman French planke, from Late Latin planca board, from plancus flat-footed; probably related to Greek plax flat surface]

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plank²

vb

(tr) Scot to hide; cache

[a variant of plant]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plank - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes board matchboard - a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor) skid - one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects strake, wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship lumber, timber - the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material chipboard, hardboard - a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin deal - a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) knot - a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot" knothole - a hole in a board where a knot came out
	2.	plank - an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party political platform, political program, platform, program - a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" policy - a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"
Verb	1.	plank - cover with planks; "The streets were planked" plank over cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	plank - 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" plonk, plunk down, flump, plump, plump down, plunk, plop place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
	3.	plank - cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad" dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve - provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"

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plank

noun board, beam, timber, stave made of three solid planks of wood

Translations

plank [plæŋk]

A. N

1. [of wood] → tabla f, tablón m
deck planks → tablazón fsing de la cubierta
to walk the plank → pasear por la tabla(sobre los tiburones)
to be as thick as two short planks → ser más bruto que un arado

2. (fig) [of policy] → punto m

B. VT

1. to plank sth down → tirar algo violentamente, arrojar algo violentamente
to plank o.s. down → sentarse de modo agresivo

2. (Naut) [+ hull, deck] → entablar, entarimar

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plank [ˈplæŋk] n

[wood] → planche f

(POLITICS) → point m
the main plank [campaign, policy, argument] → l'idée force
the central plank [campaign, policy, argument] → le point central

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plank

n

→ Brett nt; (Naut) → Planke f ? walk

(Pol) → Schwerpunkt m; the main plank of their argument is that … → ihr Argument stützt sich vor allem darauf, dass …

vt (inf) = plonk¹

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plank [plæŋk] n (of wood) → tavola, asse f

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plank [plæŋk] n (of wood) → tavola, asse f

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plank

n plank [plӕŋk]

a long, flat piece of wood The floor was made of planks. plank لَوْح خَشَب дъска prkno planke; bræt die Bohle σανίδα tabla, tablón (plank)laud الوار lankku planche קֶרֶש שָׁטוּחַ तख्ता, पटरा (debela) daska deszka, palánk papan planki asse 板 두꺼운 판자 lenta, lentjuostė dēlis; planka papan plank planke deska tábua scândură доска doska deska daska planka แผ่นกระดาน kalas 板條 обшивна дошка, шалівка تختہ tấm ván 板条