plank
To cover something with plankingTo cover something with planking.
» The plank froze to the ground.
Доска примёрзла к земле.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To cover something with planking.
to plank a floor or a ship
cover with planks
(transitive)To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
(colloquial, transitive)To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
to plank money in a wager
(transitive)To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
(intransitive)To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
Examples
24 sentencesThe plank froze to the ground.
ruДоска примёрзла к земле. — odexed
He hammered nails into the plank.
ruОн вбил в доску гвозди. — marafon
deEr schlug Nägel in das Brett. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm as thick as a plank.
deIch bin dumm wie Bohnenstroh. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The sawhorse supported the wooden plank.
He upped one end of the plank.
deEr hob die Bohle auf einer Seite an. — Waldelfe
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English plank, planke, borrowed from Old French planke, Old Northern French plFrom Middle English plank, planke, borrowed from Old French planke, Old Northern French planque (compare French planche, from Old French planche), from Vulgar Latin planca, from palanca, from Latin phalanga. The Latin term derives from the Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx), so it is thus a doublet of phalange and phalanx. Compare also the doublets planch, planche, and plancha, borrowed later from Middle French, Modern French, and Spanish, respectively.
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Forms
planks, planking, planked, plankedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
8 synonyms- cover with planks:plank over
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise:flumpplonkplopplunkplump downplunk downplump
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle