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plank
(British) a stupid person
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plank
(plăngk)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.
[Middle English, from Old North French planke, from Late Latin planca, from plancus, flat; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
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plank
(plæŋk)n
1. (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
4. (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
5. slang Brit a stupid person; idiot
vb (tr)
6. (Building) to cover or provide (an area) with planks
7. (Cookery) to beat (meat) to make it tender
8. (Cookery) chiefly US and Canadian to cook or serve (meat or fish) on a special wooden board
[C13: from Old Norman French planke, from Late Latin planca board, from plancus flat-footed; probably related to Greek plax flat surface]
plank
(plæŋk)vb
(tr) Scot to hide; cache
[C19: a variant of plant]
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plank
(plæŋk)n.
1. a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
2. something to stand on or to cling to for support.
3. any one of the principles or objectives that make up the platform of a political party.
v.t. 4. to lay, cover, or furnish with planks.
5. to bake or broil and serve (steak, fish, etc.) on a wooden board.
[1275–1325; Middle English planke < Old North French < Latin planca board, plank]
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plank
, board - A plank is thicker than a board.See also related terms for thicker.
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Past participle: planked
Gerund: planking
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Noun | 1. | plank - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes 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 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" 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" 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" |
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Translations
لَوْح خَشَب
prkno
brætplanke
palánk
planki
lentjuostė
dēlisplanka
deska
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
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
to plank o.s. down → sentarse de modo agresivo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
the main plank [campaign, policy, argument] → l'idée force
the central plank [campaign, policy, argument] → le point central
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
plank
n
(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
(plӕŋk) noun a long, flat piece of wood. The floor was made of planks.
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