plank
/ˈplæŋk/ verb C2- To cover something with planking. · to plank a floor or a ship
- To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.
- To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash. · to plank money in a wager
- To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.
- To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.
- To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
He/she/it planks · Past planked · Past participle planked · -ing form planking
Verb forms
- Base form
- plank
- He/she/it
- planks
- Past
- planked
- Past participle
- planked
- -ing form
- planking
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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A short passage, bare planked and dusty, led to the kitchen and offices.
Holmes, and on Saturday the manager came in and planked down four golden sovereigns for my week’s work.
It was like the sound which a mouse makes when it is gnawing a plank, and I lay listening to it for some time under the impression that it must come from that cause.
I already knew that the papers were probably in the room, but I had no desire to rip up all the planking and skirting in search of them.
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