plank
plank Lexical Profile
plank Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A long, thin, flat piece of timber, typically used in building, flooring, or scaffolding.
"The carpenters laid wide oak planks to create a durable floor in the rustic cabin."
An isometric core-strengthening exercise in which a person maintains a rigid, straight body position while resting on their forearms and toes.
"The fitness instructor recommended holding a plank for sixty seconds to build abdominal strength."
A fundamental principle or specific policy objective that forms part of a political party's official platform.
"Tax reform was a central plank of the candidate's successful election campaign."
• verb
To hold one's body in a rigid, straight line supported by the forearms and toes as a core-strengthening physical exercise.
"After finishing the heavy weights, he planked for three minutes to exhaust his core muscles."
To furnish, cover, or lay a surface with long, flat pieces of timber.
"The shipwrights worked carefully to plank the hull of the wooden vessel."
To set something down forcefully or heavily (often used with 'down').
"She planked her heavy suitcase down onto the bed with a loud sigh."
• Rhymes for plank
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English planke, borrowed from Old Northern French planke, which stems from Late Latin planca ('board, flat slab'), likely derived from Latin plancus ('flat-footed').
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