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| 1. | [ noun ] a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes | |
| Synonyms: | board | |
| Related terms: | lumber chipboard wale matchboard deal skid knot knothole | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cover with planks, as of a wall or a floor | |
| Synonyms: | plank_over | |
| Examples: | "The streets were planked" |
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| Related terms: | cover board | |
| 3. | [ verb ] set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise | |
| Synonyms: | plunk plonk plop plump_down plunk_down plump flump | |
| Examples: | "He planked the money on the table" "He planked himself into the sofa" |
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| Related terms: | set_down plonk | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (food) cook and serve on a plank | |
| Examples: | : "Planked vegetable" "Planked shad" |
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| Related terms: | serve board | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5022 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (politics) an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party | |
| Related terms: | policy platform | |
| Similar spelling: |
plunk plonk plankton planking Plonka planck plunker Plunkett plunge Planas plunger pliancy |
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