[plaŋk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring

- a fundamental point of a political or other programme
(e.g: the central plank of the bill is the curb on industrial polluters)

- 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
(e.g: the session usually include a lot of core work, lunges, planks, and squats)

- a stupid person


Phrases:
- walk the plank

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

[plaŋk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make, provide, or cover with planks
(e.g: the ship was planked with teak)

- put or set (something) down forcefully or abruptly
(e.g: Ned planked the glasses in front of him)

- hide (something)
(e.g: he had planked £1,000 under the mattress)


Phrases:
- walk the plank

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