plank
/plæŋk/
verb
- To cover or provide with planks.
- We need to plank the deck before winter.
- They planked the floor of the barn with new pine boards.
- The workers planked the walls to make them stronger.
- To cook or serve food, especially fish, on a wooden plank.
- He planked the trout over an open fire for a smoky flavor.
- The restaurant planked the salmon with a maple glaze.
- She learned how to plank fish from her grandmother.
noun
- A long, flat piece of wood, thicker than a board, used in building.
- They laid a wooden plank across the stream to make a bridge.
- The carpenter cut a plank of oak to repair the old floor.
- We need a sturdy plank to support the shelf.
- A key principle or policy in a political party's platform.
- One important plank of the agreement is reducing taxes for small businesses.
- The party added a new plank about climate change to its platform.
- Education reform was a central plank of her campaign.
- An exercise in which you hold your body straight and rigid, supported by your forearms and toes, like a plank.
- She held the plank for two minutes during her workout.
- He does three sets of planks every morning.
- The trainer said the plank is great for strengthening your core.