plank

Noun
  1. A stout length of sawn timber;
    Made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes (synset 115126421)
    is a type of: lumber, timber - the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
    subtypes:
    • matchboard - a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor)
    • skid - one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
    • strake, wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
    • chipboard, hardboard - a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin
    • deal - a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
    has:
    • knot - a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
    • knothole - a hole in a board where a knot came out
    same as: board
  2. An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party (synset 106513613)
    is a type of: policy - a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
    is a part of: platform, political platform, political program, program - a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
Verb
  1. Cover with planks (synset 201338841)
    "The streets were planked"
    is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    same as: plank over
  2. Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise (synset 201503211)
    "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
    is a type of: place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
    same as: flump, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down
  3. Cook and serve on a plank (synset 201182998)
    "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"
    is a type of: dish, dish out, dish up, serve, serve up - provide (usually but not necessarily food)

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