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   plank

   /plaŋk/

   noun

   • 1. a long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring.
   • 2. a fundamental point of a political or other programme: "the central plank of the bill is the curb on industrial polluters"
   • 3. a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles, in which one performs a press-up and holds the raised position for a set period of time: "the session usually include a lot of core work, lunges, planks, and squats"
   • 4. a stupid person. informal British

   verb

   • 1. make, provide, or cover with planks: "the ship was planked with teak"
   • 2. put or set (something) down forcefully or abruptly: informal "Ned planked the glasses in front of him"
   • 3. hide (something): Scottish "he had planked £1,000 under the mattress"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Northern French planke, from late Latin planca ‘board’, feminine (used as a noun) of plancus ‘flat-footed’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • L

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   • N

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