Plank
noun
A long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
He used a plank of wood to build the table.
Often appears as...
- plank of wood
- walk the plank
noun
A fundamental point of a political or other program.
The main plank of their argument is that life is sacred.
Often appears as...
- platform plank
- plank of party
verb
To cover or furnish with planks.
He planked the floors of his house.
Often appears as...
- plank the floor
- plank the road
verb
To put down abruptly or heavily.
He planked his suitcase on the floor.
Often appears as...
- plank it down
- plank them down
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
An exercise in which one holds a position similar to a push-up for a certain length of time.
She did a five-minute plank to strengthen her core.
Often appears as...
- do a plank
- five-minute plank
noun
A long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
He used a plank of wood to build the table.
Often appears as...
- plank of wood
- walk the plank
noun
A fundamental point of a political or other program.
The main plank of their argument is that life is sacred.
Often appears as...
- platform plank
- plank of party
verb
To cover or furnish with planks.
He planked the floors of his house.
Often appears as...
- plank the floor
- plank the road
verb
To put down abruptly or heavily.
He planked his suitcase on the floor.
Often appears as...
- plank it down
- plank them down
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
An exercise in which one holds a position similar to a push-up for a certain length of time.
She did a five-minute plank to strengthen her core.
Often appears as...
- do a plank
- five-minute plank
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Pro Tip 1/2Material Specificity
When 'plank' refers to timber, we're often talking about specific materials for construction or crafts.
He selected several sturdy pine planks for the deck.
Pro Tip 2/2Thickness Distinction
'Plank' implies a thickness greater than that of a board, suggesting a more heavy-duty use.
The shelves were made from thick oak planks for extra support.
Pro Tip 1/2Material Specificity
When 'plank' refers to timber, we're often talking about specific materials for construction or crafts.
He selected several sturdy pine planks for the deck.
Pro Tip 2/2Thickness Distinction
'Plank' implies a thickness greater than that of a board, suggesting a more heavy-duty use.
The shelves were made from thick oak planks for extra support.
Pro Tip 1/2Material Specificity
When 'plank' refers to timber, we're often talking about specific materials for construction or crafts.
He selected several sturdy pine planks for the deck.
Pro Tip 2/2Thickness Distinction
'Plank' implies a thickness greater than that of a board, suggesting a more heavy-duty use.
The shelves were made from thick oak planks for extra support.
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Dave Eggers: 2008 TED...
know that nobody can diminish what they've thought and said, that we've honored their words, honored their thoughts with hundreds of hours of five drafts, six drafts -- all this attention that we give to their thoughts. And once they achieve that level, once they've written at that level, they can never go back. It's absolutely transformative. And so then they're all sold in the store. This is near the planks.
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Queens of the High Seas...
little poem that i wrote that kind of sums it up oh that is so cool yeah it's great of marauding men at the many books have told the tale but of all the pirates and all the world the most fearsome were female i've asked me hearties it's time to walk the plank with the biggest baddest pirate of all time who just happens to be a girl
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Bloodwood: Rosewood...
cut in Cambodia none of this is coming from National Park or protector yes sure all of this is half our legal document I haven't up to men if you want to see over solely the documents we look at confirm the planks of Rosewood as we suspected predictably they all bear
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Bruce Feiler: Agile...
So let's take one problem that families face, crazy mornings, and talk about how agile can help. A key plank is accountability, so teams use information radiators, these large boards in which everybody is accountable. So the Starrs, in adapting this to their home,
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Can you solve the pirate...
so they can't collaborate in advance. And being blood-thirsty pirates, if anyone thinks they'll end up with the same amount of gold either way, they'll vote to make the captain walk the plank just for fun. Finally, each pirate is excellent at logical deduction
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The three ways that good...
The controls work wonderfully. So that's my new life; it's all about fun. I really have the feeling that pleasant things work better, and that never made any sense to me until I finally figured out -- look I'm going to put a plank on the ground.
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Love, no matter what PIPE...
enslaving themselves to a lifetime's journey with their thankless children and trying to breed identity out of misery, I realized that day that my research had built me a plank and that I was ready to join them on their ship. Thank you.
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The history of the world...
But when a British destroyer came to collect the prisoners, they found an unexpected survivor - a black and white cat clinging to a floating plank. For the next several months this cat hunted rats and raised British morale -
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Iceland Is Growing New...
to build a pagan church can you help us and we say well yes we can we're producing wood now of vision boards and planks we have the trees in the woods and we can cut them down the forests are
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Can VR help create...
she walks around she hears sounds she feels virtual touch but in her version of the world there's a chasm it's ten meters deep and we put a very rickety plank over it her task is to tiptoe
Video examples
Dave Eggers: 2008 TED...
know that nobody can diminish what they've thought and said, that we've honored their words, honored their thoughts with hundreds of hours of five drafts, six drafts -- all this attention that we give to their thoughts. And once they achieve that level, once they've written at that level, they can never go back. It's absolutely transformative. And so then they're all sold in the store. This is near the planks.
Video examples
Queens of the High Seas...
little poem that i wrote that kind of sums it up oh that is so cool yeah it's great of marauding men at the many books have told the tale but of all the pirates and all the world the most fearsome were female i've asked me hearties it's time to walk the plank with the biggest baddest pirate of all time who just happens to be a girl
Video examples
Bloodwood: Rosewood...
cut in Cambodia none of this is coming from National Park or protector yes sure all of this is half our legal document I haven't up to men if you want to see over solely the documents we look at confirm the planks of Rosewood as we suspected predictably they all bear
Video examples
Bruce Feiler: Agile...
So let's take one problem that families face, crazy mornings, and talk about how agile can help. A key plank is accountability, so teams use information radiators, these large boards in which everybody is accountable. So the Starrs, in adapting this to their home,
Video examples
Can you solve the pirate...
so they can't collaborate in advance. And being blood-thirsty pirates, if anyone thinks they'll end up with the same amount of gold either way, they'll vote to make the captain walk the plank just for fun. Finally, each pirate is excellent at logical deduction
Video examples
The three ways that good...
The controls work wonderfully. So that's my new life; it's all about fun. I really have the feeling that pleasant things work better, and that never made any sense to me until I finally figured out -- look I'm going to put a plank on the ground.
Video examples
Love, no matter what PIPE...
enslaving themselves to a lifetime's journey with their thankless children and trying to breed identity out of misery, I realized that day that my research had built me a plank and that I was ready to join them on their ship. Thank you.
Video examples
The history of the world...
But when a British destroyer came to collect the prisoners, they found an unexpected survivor - a black and white cat clinging to a floating plank. For the next several months this cat hunted rats and raised British morale -
Video examples
Iceland Is Growing New...
to build a pagan church can you help us and we say well yes we can we're producing wood now of vision boards and planks we have the trees in the woods and we can cut them down the forests are
Video examples
Can VR help create...
she walks around she hears sounds she feels virtual touch but in her version of the world there's a chasm it's ten meters deep and we put a very rickety plank over it her task is to tiptoe
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Quote examples
Gunnar Peterson
American Businessman
There's so much you can do with bodyweight alone. The basics always come up for a reason: sit-ups, planks, push-ups. They'll always give you results. The way to take it up a notch is to compound the basics to work multiple muscle groups at once.
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David Hallberg
American Dancer
Because of the way I'm built, I constantly have to strengthen. This is sort of a ritual: I put on my tights first, and right when I'm about to put on my costume, I get down on the floor, and I plank.
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Shaun White
American Athlete
When you think about it, we're strapping strange planks of wood to our feet and launching off of giant snow walls. It's pretty intense.
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David Kirsch
American Scientist
One of the easiest things to incorporate into your everyday life is plank exercises: great for your core, great for your lower back.
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Israel Folau
Australian Athlete
I do a lot of core strengthening exercises and the plank push up is a great one that you can do anywhere and anytime.
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Edward Young
English Poet
The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.
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Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
A core plank of left-wing academic thought is that gender and race are 'socially constructed.
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Nina Agdal
Danish Model
I think planks and crunches are an old-school simple move, but it's the way to go.
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Julianne Hough
American Musician
My go-to prebikini flat-ab move is the plank, all different types.
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Princess Diana
British Royalty
I'm as thick as a plank.
Quote examples
Gunnar Peterson
American Businessman
There's so much you can do with bodyweight alone. The basics always come up for a reason: sit-ups, planks, push-ups. They'll always give you results. The way to take it up a notch is to compound the basics to work multiple muscle groups at once.
Quote examples
David Hallberg
American Dancer
Because of the way I'm built, I constantly have to strengthen. This is sort of a ritual: I put on my tights first, and right when I'm about to put on my costume, I get down on the floor, and I plank.
Quote examples
Shaun White
American Athlete
When you think about it, we're strapping strange planks of wood to our feet and launching off of giant snow walls. It's pretty intense.
Quote examples
David Kirsch
American Scientist
One of the easiest things to incorporate into your everyday life is plank exercises: great for your core, great for your lower back.
Quote examples
Israel Folau
Australian Athlete
I do a lot of core strengthening exercises and the plank push up is a great one that you can do anywhere and anytime.
Quote examples
Edward Young
English Poet
The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.
Quote examples
Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
A core plank of left-wing academic thought is that gender and race are 'socially constructed.
Quote examples
Nina Agdal
Danish Model
I think planks and crunches are an old-school simple move, but it's the way to go.
Quote examples
Julianne Hough
American Musician
My go-to prebikini flat-ab move is the plank, all different types.
Quote examples
Princess Diana
British Royalty
I'm as thick as a plank.
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