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Definitions for Planks

[1] a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
[2] lumber in such pieces; planking.
[3] something to stand on or to cling to for support.
[4] any one of the stated principles or objectives comprising the political platform of a party campaigning for election: They fought for a plank supporting a nuclear freeze.
[5] to lay, cover, or furnish with planks.
[6] to bake or broil and serve (steak, fish, chicken, etc.) on a wooden board.
[7] plunk(def 2) .
[8] walk the plank , to be forced, as by pirates, to walk to one's death by stepping off a plank extending from the ship's side over the water. to relinquish something, as a position, office, etc., under compulsion: We suspect that the new vice-president walked the plank because of a personality clash.
[9] a stout length of sawn timber
[10] something that supports or sustains
[11] one of the policies in a political party's programme
[12] 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
[13] British slang a stupid person; idiot
[14] to cover or provide (an area) with planks
[15] to beat (meat) to make it tender
[16] mainly US and Canadian to cook or serve (meat or fish) on a special wooden board
[17] (tr) Scot to hide; cache

Words related to Planks

plankplatform, lumber, slab, timber, support, deal

Words nearby Planks

plankplanimetry, planing, planing hull, planish, planisphere, plank, plank floor, plank-sheer, planking, plankter, plankton

Origin of Planks

1275–1325; Middle English planke < Old North French < Latin planca board, plank. See planch

Other words from Planks

plank·less , adjective
plank·like , adjective
un·planked , adjective

Word origin for Planks

C19: a variant of plant

Synonyms for Planks

lumber, platform, slab, timber, deal, support