planks
Pronunciation:
noun
Definitions
A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
Example: Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.
A stupid person, idiot.
verb
Definitions
To cover something with planking.
Example: 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.
Example: to plank money in a wager
To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.