Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 23 compound words that contain plank. The most common are listed below. Open plank in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- walk the plankOn an early naval vessel or pirate ship: to be forced to walk off the end of a gangplank (a plank of wood extending outwards from the side of the vessel) and plunge into the ocean and drown, used as a method of killing.
- gang-plankAlternative form of gangplank: A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
- walking the plankpresent participle and gerund of walk the plank
- plank houseA house build from wooden planks.
- walked the planksimple past and past participle of walk the plank
- walks the plankthird-person singular simple present indicative of walk the plank: On an early naval vessel or pirate ship: to be forced to walk off the end of a gangplank (a plank of wood extending outwards from the side of the vessel) and plunge into …
- plank ownerAlternative form of plankowner: A member of the crew of a navy ship when it was placed on commission.
- plank roadA road paved with planks (or puncheons that resemble planks from above): sometimes (especially in previous centuries) an economically viable way to build a road passable by heavy wagons, large coaches, or motor trucks.
- plank rootSynonym of buttress root: A root growing from the above-ground stem or trunk, and providing support.
- side plankA yoga pose in which the body is held rigidly straight, with weight resting on the feet and one arm, where the upper body is held off the ground by the upper arm, leaving the lower portion of the arm on the ground.
- thick as a plankVery stupid.
- Copenhagen plankAn exercise where one of a person's legs is put on an elevated surface and the upper body is on the forearm nearest to the ground.
- hub plankA horizontal plank attached along the truss of a highway bridge, at the height of a wagon wheel hub, to prevent the wheels from hitting the truss.
- plank bedA type of bed consisting only of boards, and lacking a mattress.
- plank bedsplural of plank bed: A type of bed consisting only of boards, and lacking a mattress.
- plank downTo pay (an amount of money in cash).
- plank housesplural of plank house: A house build from wooden planks.
- plank ownersplural of plank owner: A member of the crew of a navy ship when it was placed on commission.
- plank roadsplural of plank road: A road paved with planks (or puncheons that resemble planks from above): sometimes (especially in previous centuries) an economically viable way to build a road passable by heavy wagons, large coaches, or motor trucks.
- plank rootsplural of plank root: A root growing from the above-ground stem or trunk, and providing support.
- plank upTo pay (an amount of money in cash).
- stage plankA plank for a person to stand on while working.
- stop plankAny of a set of planks used to form a sort of dam in certain hydraulic works, particularly in canals as a temporary measure following a major leak.
- toe the plankSynonym of toe the line: To abide by the rules or conventions; (politics, in particular) to follow the party line.
- toes the plankthird-person singular simple present indicative of toe the plank: To abide by the rules or conventions; (politics, in particular) to follow the party line.
Compound words 23
- gangplankA board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
- plankwayA walkway consisting of a series of planks.
- plankyResembling or characteristic of a plank.
- replankTo replace the planks of.
- plankageA charge levied for the use of a plank in unloading a vessel.
- plankboardA flat piece of wood; a plank or board.
- plankerA workman who fits planks to a ship.
- planklessWithout a plank or planks.
- planklikeResembling or characteristic of a plank.
- plankwiseAcross the grain, not parallel to it.