English to Afrikaans Meaning of plank - plank

Plank :

plank

noun

raad, hout, Dado, vou, kant, linne, blad, plaat, sitplek, waarborg, gesig, oppervlak

verb

Plank :: plankPlanked :: plankedPlanking :: plankePlanks :: planke

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Definitions of plank in English

Noun(1) a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes(2) an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
Verb(1) cover with planks(2) set (something or oneself(3) cook and serve on a plank

Examples of plank in English

(1) In an earlier epoch, the PT had made the repudiation of the debt a central plank in its campaign platform.(2) the central plank of the bill is the curb on industrial polluters(3) This stance is doubly significant, since a key plank in Day's political program is federal government support for religious schools.(4) With a sweep of the hand and in the absence of any serious struggle, the trade unions have ditched the demand for a shorter working week, which had been a central plank of their policy for decades.(5) It became the central plank in a nonproliferation regime that helped restrain the pace of global nuclear proliferation.(6) He has been crucial to cementing a close alliance with Washington, which has become the central plank of the political and economic strategy of the most powerful sections of the corporate elite.(7) By December, the proposal for the next phase should be ready, with a mission to Mars leaving in 2011 expected to be a central plank of the programme.(8) When setting a plank between ladders as a scaffold, be sure it extends a foot on each side and is clamped or nailed to its support(9) Both feature high ceilings, ornate plasterwork, period fireplaces and wide plank wooden flooring.(10) One triptych consists of an old plank cut into three pieces.(11) From its formation last January, the Alliance made the call for massive cuts in personal income, capital gains, and corporate taxes its central policy plank .(12) Every major political party had the end of the occupation as a central plank of their campaign.(13) The ceiling beams and the wide-board pine plank flooring are left intact, giving a rustic mood to the room.(14) Control of information and propaganda has always been a central plank of war strategy.(15) In 37 minutes, his astute pass left him with just the keeper to beat but the striker contrived to plank his shot against the advancing keeper's legs.(16) The hope that example will prove contagious is, as I understand it, the central plank of the neo-conservative ideology in Washington.

Related Phrases of plank

(1) wooden plank ::

hout plank

(2) walk the plank ::

loop die plank

Related Phrases of plank

(1) wooden plank ::

hout plank

(2) walk the plank ::

loop die plank

Synonyms

Noun

1. board ::

raad

2. floorboard ::

vloer

3. timber ::

hout

4. stave ::

verhoed

Verb

5. plop ::

plop

6. plunk down ::

plof

7. plump ::

plomp

8. plunk ::

plof

9. flump ::

geklop

10. plonk ::

PLONK

11. plump down ::

mollig down

Different Forms

plank, planked, planking, planks

Word Example from TV Shows

Hm. Plank wood floors.

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 3

$It's built\Nwith a strong central plank.$

It's built
with a strong central PLANK.

Vikings Season 1, Episode 1

Or put me on a greased PLANK and slide me out the window?

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 11

You think Lady Stark is going to want a giant towheaded PLANK

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

Examples of plank from TV Shows

Hm. Plank wood floors.

Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 3

$It's built\Nwith a strong central plank.$

It's built
with a strong central PLANK.

Vikings Season 1, Episode 1

Or put me on a greased PLANK and slide me out the window?

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 11

You think Lady Stark is going to want a giant towheaded PLANK

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 2

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