plank

n.

1. 1. A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.
   2. Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.
2. A foundation; a support.
3. One of the articles of a political platform.

tr.v., planked, plank·ing, planks.

1. To furnish or cover with planks: plank a muddy pathway.
2. To bake or broil and serve (fish or meat) on a plank: "Boards specially made for planking food have grooves . . . to hold juices" (Michael Stern).
3. To put or set down emphatically or with force.

[Middle English, from Old North French planke, from Late Latin planca, from plancus, flat.]

As a floor plank, this symbol could mean the dream is about the support beneath our feet. More frequently, we associate this term with the legendary pirate practice of "walking the plank," which was a simple form of execution. Yet another association is describing someone as "dumb as a plank" ("dumb as a post").

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Biography

With their combined influences of '77 punk and vintage surf rock, the three piece of Bob Rydman (guitar), Marty Sparks (bass) and Jim Kruzie (drums) took the moniker of Plank upon their 1995 formation. Hailing the likes of The Ventures, Dick Dale, The Clash and The Misfits as an inspiration for their hybrid, Plank would spend the next two years gigging around their Northwest territory of Seattle before releasing their first full-length Sounds of Manahoa in 1997. ~ Mike DaRonco, All Music Guide

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - planke
v. tr. - beklæde med planker, putte i fængsel

idioms:

• walk the plank    gå planken ud

Nederlands (Dutch)
plank, (hoofdpunt van) politiek platform, planken leggen, koken en opdienen op plank

Français (French)
n. - revêtement, (lit) planche, (fig) point
v. tr. - équiper, poser, ou couvrir de planches, servir sur une planche (un poisson ou une viande), casquer (arg), énoncer avec emphase ou force

idioms:

• walk the plank    (Naut, Hist) être exécuté par noyade

Deutsch (German)
n. - Planke, Bohle, Programmpunkt
v. - beplanken

idioms:

• walk the plank    über die Planke laufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (χονδρο)σανίδα, μαδέρι, (μτφ.) προεκλογική επαγγελία, προεκλογικό πρόγραμμα
v. - ψήνω και σερβίρω σε ξύλινο δίσκο

idioms:

• walk the plank    (ιστ., μτφ.) υφίσταμαι τιμωρία

Italiano (Italian)
asse, tavola, (USA) caposaldo, pavimentare, arrostire sulla griglia

idioms:

• walk the plank    esser messo a morte, finire sulla graticola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tábua (f), prancha (f), apoio (m)
v. - assoalhar, entabuar

idioms:

• walk the plank    ir para a prancha, como entre piratas, ser executado

Русский (Russian)
планка, обшивать досками, настилать

idioms:

• walk the plank    сбросить с планки в море

Español (Spanish)
n. - tablón, tabla, punto
v. tr. - cubrir con tablas

idioms:

• walk the plank    ser obligado a arrojarse al mar desde un tablón, pasear la tabla (pena de muerte utilizada por los piratas)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bräda, plank(a), politisk programpunkt
v. - klä med bräder, bordlägga (fartyg)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
厚木板, 政纲条款, 支架, 铺板, 立刻付款

idioms:

• walk the plank    被迫辞职, 被解雇, 走跳板

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 厚木板, 政綱條款, 支架
v. tr. - 鋪板, 立刻付款

idioms:

• walk the plank    被迫辭職, 被解雇, 走跳板

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 두꺼운 판자, 강령의 항목
v. tr. - 판자로 깔다, (물건을) 털썩 내려놓다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 厚板, 綱領の項目
v. - 厚板で張る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لوح خشب ثقيل وثخين, شيء مصنوع من ألواح خشب, بند رئيسي من بنود أساسيه (فعل) يلوح, يفرش بألواح خشبيه, يدفع فورا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קורה, קרש, לוח, ליווח, עיקרון במצע‬
v. tr. - ‮כיסה בקרשים, הוריד בגסות, שילם במקום‬

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