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Meanings of plank in English

Russian
планка
Spanish
plank
Wikidata

Isometric strength exercise.

Related terms
планка
Portuguese
prancha
Catalan
post
Spanish
tabla

A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes.

prancha
Catalan
empostar

Cover with planks.

empostar

Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise.

Synonyms
Examples for "plank over"
Examples for "plank over"
1
But, before he could get out, grandpa nailed a plank over the hole.
The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. / A Monthly Ma...
2
They angled a plank over the steps for the wheelbarrows.
The burglar who painted like mondrian
3
We're going to try to come in close enough to put a gang- plank over.
The Submarine Boys for the Flag / Deeding Their Lives to Uncle S...
4
Once more the plank over the box swayed up and down, giving the children a ride.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
5
Janus turned the end of the plank over to Harriet Burrell while he ran for another plank.
The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills; Or, The Missing Pilot of th...
Usage of plank in English
1
It is also the main plank of the health service reform programme.
The Irish Times
2
The 'Golden Grid' is a leading plank in the latest price spike.
News.com.au
3
The noise of the falling plank had almost certainly given them away.
Inferno
4
More than thirty miles of plank-road is already constructed in the county.
Roughing It in the Bush
5
Better be killed in hot blood than walk the plank in cold.
Hard Cash
6
Reps: Most climbers can hold the plank for up to three minutes.
Rock and Ice Magazine
7
They crossed the plank and wandered arm in arm along the shore.
Peggy-Alone
8
But nothing happened; the cows obstinately refused to step down the plank.
The French Twins
9
Serve the food from the plank, dividing it into portions as necessary.
Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
10
Margaret removed her shoe, carefully placing her right foot on the plank.
Hiding the Elephant
11
An iron plank was extended over the side of the prisoners' skiff.
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
12
In a word I stood unflinchingly on the plank of popular representation.
Fifty-One Tales
13
Mr Verloc heard the creaky plank in the floor, and was content.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
14
Has anybody walked the plank from this company for this appalling investment?
The Irish Times
15
Geoffrey pulled in the plank alone, and started for the eighth canal.
The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow
16
And she ran up the gang-plank and called to the lonely Weathercock:
The Cruise of the Noah's Ark
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Translations for plank
Portuguese
pranchatábua
Plank through the time
Plank across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common