PLANK
\plˈaŋk], \plˈaŋk], \p_l_ˈa_ŋ_k]\
Definitions of PLANK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
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cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"
By Princeton University
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an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
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cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"
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cover with planks, as of a wall or a floor; "The streets were planked"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See Board.
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One of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform.
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To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship.
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To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager.
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To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
By Oddity Software
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A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See Board.
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One of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform.
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To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship.
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To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager.
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To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
By Noah Webster.
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A long, broad piece of sawed timber thicker than a board; a support; an item in the platform of a political party.
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To cover with thick boards; to cook on a board; as, to plank shad.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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