plank

(noun, verb)

noun

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

Similar word(s): board

Definition categories: substance, lumber, timber

2. an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

Definition categories: communication, policy

verb

1. cover with planks

- The streets were planked

Definition categories: contact, cover

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

- He planked the money on the table

- He planked himself into the sofa

Similar word(s): flump, plonk, plop, plump, plunk

Definition categories: contact

3. cook and serve on a plank

- Planked vegetable

- Planked shad

Definition categories: consumption, dish, serve

Sentences with plank as a verb:

- to plank a floor or a ship

- to plank money in a wager