plank

US /plæŋk/
UK /plæŋk/
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a long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring

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The carpenter cut a long plank for the new deck.
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They walked the plank to board the ship.
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boardtimberbeamslabpanel
2.

a fundamental point of a political or other program

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One of the main planks of his campaign was tax reform.
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The party's platform included several new planks on environmental protection.
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principlepolicyitemarticletenet
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to lay, cover, or support with planks

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They decided to plank the floor with oak.
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The workers will plank the bridge next week.
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boardfloordeckcover
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to perform the plank exercise

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She can plank for over five minutes.
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Let's plank for a minute to strengthen our core.
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(as) thick as two short planks