plank

Meaning

Noun

1. A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
2. 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.
3. Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
4. (slang) A stupid person, idiot.
5. That which supports or upholds.

Verb

1. To cover something with planking.
2. To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
3. (colloquial) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
4. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
5. To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
6. To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.

Concepts

plank

board

slab

log

timber

shelf

floorboard

wooden board

wood

slate

patch

panel

thick board

lath

slat

batten

deal

beam

strake

floor

planking

tablet

plank over

flump

plonk

plop

plump

plump down

plunk

plunk down

plate

sheet

stave

bed

banner

billboard

dashboard

sign

wainscot

layer

heavy brocaded obi

heavy metal sheet

plate glass

lumber

strip

counter

desktop

plaque

pave with wood

surfboard

surf-board

deposit

puncheon

bestrew

lie

strew

strow

massive plate

thick plank

thick plate

ribbon

slab billet

diving board

pane

table

parquet floor board

wooden block

ironing board

shingles

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plæŋk/

Etymology

From Middle English plank, planke, borrowed from Old French planke, Old Northern French planque (compare French planche, from Old French planche), from Vulgar Latin planca, from palanca, from Latin phalanga. The Latin term derives from the Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx), so it is thus a doublet of phalange and phalanx. Compare also the doublets planch and planche, and plancha, borrowed later from Middle French, Modern French, and Spanish, respectively.