Meaning of "plank" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLANK

From Old Norman French planke, from Late Latin planca board, from plancus flat-footed; probably related to Greek plax flat surface.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PLANK

plank  [plæŋk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLANK

Plank is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb plank in English.

WHAT DOES PLANK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Plank

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Definition of plank in the English dictionary

The first definition of plank in the dictionary is a stout length of sawn timber. Other definition of plank is something that supports or sustains. Plank is also one of the policies in a political party's programme.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLANK

PRESENT

Present

I plank

you plank

he/she/it planks

we plank

you plank

they plank

Present continuous

I am planking

you are planking

he/she/it is planking

we are planking

you are planking

they are planking

Present perfect

I have planked

you have planked

he/she/it has planked

we have planked

you have planked

they have planked

Present perfect continuous

I have been planking

you have been planking

he/she/it has been planking

we have been planking

you have been planking

they have been planking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I planked

you planked

he/she/it planked

we planked

you planked

they planked

Past continuous

I was planking

you were planking

he/she/it was planking

we were planking

you were planking

they were planking

Past perfect

I had planked

you had planked

he/she/it had planked

we had planked

you had planked

they had planked

Past perfect continuous

I had been planking

you had been planking

he/she/it had been planking

we had been planking

you had been planking

they had been planking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will plank

you will plank

he/she/it will plank

we will plank

you will plank

they will plank

Future continuous

I will be planking

you will be planking

he/she/it will be planking

we will be planking

you will be planking

they will be planking

Future perfect

I will have planked

you will have planked

he/she/it will have planked

we will have planked

you will have planked

they will have planked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been planking

you will have been planking

he/she/it will have been planking

we will have been planking

you will have been planking

they will have been planking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would plank

you would plank

he/she/it would plank

we would plank

you would plank

they would plank

Conditional continuous

I would be planking

you would be planking

he/she/it would be planking

we would be planking

you would be planking

they would be planking

Conditional perfect

I would have plank

you would have plank

he/she/it would have plank

we would have plank

you would have plank

they would have plank

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been planking

you would have been planking

he/she/it would have been planking

we would have been planking

you would have been planking

they would have been planking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you plank
we let´s plank
you plank

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to plank

Past participle

planked

Present Participle

planking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PLANK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «plank» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of plank

beam · board · stave · timber

TRANSLATION OF PLANK

Find out the translation of plank to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of plank from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plank» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 长方形木板
• Translator English - Spanish: tabla
• English: plank
• Translator English - Hindi: मुद्दा
• Translator English - Arabic: لوح
• Translator English - Russian: планка
• Translator English - Portuguese: tábua
• Translator English - Bengali: তক্তা
• Translator English - French: planche
• Translator English - Malay: papan
• Translator English - German: Brett
• Translator English - Japanese: 厚板
• Translator English - Korean: 널빤지
• Translator English - Javanese: Plank
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ván
• Translator English - Tamil: பிளாங்
• Translator English - Marathi: फळी
• Translator English - Turkish: tahta
• Translator English - Italian: asse
• Translator English - Polish: deski
• Translator English - Ukrainian: планка
• Translator English - Romanian: scândură
• Translator English - Greek: σανίδα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: plank
• Translator English - Swedish: planka
• Translator English - Norwegian: planke

4 QUOTES WITH «PLANK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word plank.

1

Graham Coxon

A singer for me is more like someone who is standing alone with a microphone like Scott Walker, rather than someone who is bashing a plank and is spitting all over a microphone.

2

Ellen DeGeneres

I don't pay attention to the number of birthdays. It's weird when I say I'm 53. It just is crazy that I'm 53. I think I'm very immature. I feel like a kid. That's why my back goes out all the time, because I completely forget I can't do certain things anymore - like doing the plank for 10 minutes.

3

Julianne Hough

My go-to prebikini flat-ab move is the plank, all different types.

4

Edward Young

The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLANK»

Discover the use of plank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Building Plank-on-Frame Ship Models

The “plank-on-frame” method is the pre-eminent ship modeling technique, and this practical manual is the foremost guide to its intricacies.

Ron McCarthy, 2004

Ellray Jakes Walks the Plank

Things are going just swimmingly for EllRay.

Sally Warner, 2012

Plank House

Describes the type of house used by the Native Americans of the Northwest

Dolores A. Dyer, Yasmine A. Cordoba, 2003

Differential Equations and Mathematical Biology, Second Edition

In this edition, many of the chapters have been expanded to include new and topical material.

D.S. Jones, Michael Plank, B.D. Sleeman, 2011

Jack Plank Tells Tales

Jack Plank, a pirate who is no good at being a pirate, searches the town of Saltwash for another profession, but manages to find something wrong with every suggested job. By the author of Tuck Everlasting.

Natalie Babbitt, 2011

Sewn plank boats: archaeological and ethnographic papers ...

Archaeological and Ethnographic papers based on those presented to a conference at Greenwich in November, 1984. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Archaeological Series No 10, BAR S276, 1985)

Seán McGrail, Eric Kentley, 1985

To stretch a plank: a survey of psychokinesis

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Diana Robinson, 1981

Plank Road Manual: Including the General Law of Plank Roads ...

ROCHESTER AND AVON PLANK ROAD. Notice is hereby given, that books for subscribing to the capital stock for a Plank Road, to be constructed under the act of May 7, 1847, to run from the city of Rochester to the village of Avon, through ...

‎1848

Argumentation and Debate

Basic Plan Format PLANK 1—AGENCY In this plank the affirmative specifies who will be responsible for administering its plan. This may include identifying who will enact the plan and/or who will do the work of the plan. Does the affirmative ...

Austin Freeley, David Steinberg, 2013

As Far as You Know

Life is difficult for fifteen-year-old Serena Coleman since her parents left her alone to raise her younger sister.

Carolann Plank, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLANK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plank is used in the context of the following news items.

Tourist beaten with wooden plank outside Midtown hotel, cops say

An unhinged homeless man — who's waged a campaign of terror against East Side residents and has a history of attacking complete strangers ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

As wooden as a plank! Sarah Harding's debut on Coronation Street …

Sarah Harding As Wooden As A Plank.TERRIBLE. #CoronationStreet. — Diane Palmer (@dianepalmer6997) July 23, 2015 ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

Police Release Some Information on Plank Road Crash

Police say, around 6:30 p.m., a Honda Civic turned out of Pippin Hill Vineyards onto Plank Road but did not stop. A Chevrolet Trail Blazer ... «The Charlottesville Newsplex, Jul 15»

Under Armour's (UA) CEO Kevin Plank on Q2 2015 Results …

Joining us on today's call will be Kevin Plank, Chairman and CEO; followed by Brad Dickerson, our Chief Operating Officer and CFO, who will ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»

Camping is more dangerous than a shark at the beach: Josette Plank

But don't be too quick to exchange your beach house for a cabin near the lake. The Pennsylvania woods are dangerous, dark and deep. «PennLive.com, Jul 15»

Activists Made it a Big Political Plank

CHENNAI: With DMK president M Karunanidhi's promise to enforce prohibition, made just months ahead of 2016 Assembly elections, it has ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

Easy Exercise of the Week: Spiderman plank crunch

Start in plank position with your forearms on the ground and your body perfectly straight. Bring your right knee forward towards your right elbow, then return to ... «JOE, Jul 15»

Exercise Tip Of The Day: Side Plank

Add it to your routine as variety to the standard 'plank'. How to do it: Lie on your right side with your knees straight. Prop your upper body up on ... «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jul 15»

ALEX BRUMMER: FCA boss Martin Wheatley walks the plank - and …

Running the Financial Conduct Authority was always going to be a poisoned chalice. Even without the significant banks, policed by the Bank of ... «This is Money, Jul 15»

Betrayal of people's mandate is our plank: Sushil Kumar Modi

Betrayal of people's mandate is our plank. The mandate was in favour of BJP and JD (U) in the last election. To fulfil his ambition, Nitish Kumar ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»