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What (who) is Plank - definition
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The Plank; Plank (disambiguation); PLANKS
Plank
·vt To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
II. Plank ·vt To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship.
III. Plank ·noun Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer.
IV. Plank ·vt To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
V. Plank ·vt To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager.
VI. Plank ·noun A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. ·see Board.
VII. Plank ·noun One of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform.
plank
(planks)
1.
A plank is a long, flat, rectangular piece of wood.
It was very strong, made of three solid planks of wood.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
2.
The main plank of a particular group or political party is the main principle on which it bases its policy, or its main aim. (JOURNALISM)
Encouraging people to shop locally is a central plank of his environment policy.
N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n
plank
¦ noun
1. a long, thin flat piece of timber, used in building and flooring.
2. a fundamental part of a political or other programme.
¦ verb
1. make, provide, or cover with planks.
2. informal, chiefly N. Amer. & Irish set down forcefully or abruptly.
Phrases
walk the plank historical be forced by pirates to walk blindfold along a plank over the side of a ship to one's death in the sea.
Derivatives
planking noun
Origin
ME: from Old North. Fr. planke, from late L. planca 'board', feminine of plancus 'flat-footed'.
Wikipedia
Plank
Plank may refer to:
- Plank (wood), flat, elongated, and rectangular timber with parallel faces
- Plank (exercise), an isometric exercise for the abdominal muscles
- Martins Creek (Kentucky), the location of Plank post office
- The Plank (1967 film), a British comedy film with no dialogue
- The Plank (1979 film), a remake of the 1967 film
- Plank, a character in Ed, Edd n Eddy
- Plank (party platform), an item of a political party program
Examples of use of Plank
1. The scheme is the main plank in the government‘s strategy for cutting greenhouse gases.
2. Advani for his deviation from the ideological plank of the Sangh Parivar.
3. Article continues The NPSS is a central plank of proposals from Lord Turner‘s pension commission.
4. The central plank in that preparation is a better understanding of diseases and that needs research.
5. Constitutional revision has been a central plank in Abe‘s program since taking office last year.