Word Finder - plank

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A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.

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A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.

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Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time.

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A stupid person, idiot.

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That which supports or upholds.

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To cover something with planking.

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to plank a floor or a ship

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To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.

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To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.

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to plank money in a wager

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To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

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To splice together the ends of slivers of wool, for subsequent drawing.

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To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.

This subsequently formed the first plank of the Labour platform.

If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore it to him though I drown myself.

During the first month he sleeps on a plank bed, a wooden frame raised from the floor, with bedding but without mattress.

There lay his old clothes curled up by use, as if they were himself, upon his raised plank bed.

Georgia pine - and a plank became entangled in the framework of the machine.

Cut the plank to fit into the space left if necessary.

As he hurried down the narrow plank catwalk atop the penstock, he caught sight of a woman stumbling toward him.

The convention adopted a tariff plank drafted by McKinley, and, of far greater immediate importance, a plank, which declared that the Republican party was "opposed to the free coinage of silver, except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved."

Baptism was the first plank thrown out to save the drowning man, "confession" the second, and there was no third chance.

The earliest recorded images of Hera preceded the rise of Greek sculpture; a log at Thespiae, a plank at Samos, a pillar at Argos served to represent the goddess.

He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention of 1896, but withdrew after the adoption of the free-silver plank.

There is no sley used in this, nor is a shuttle necessary; in the room of the latter a stick covered with thread called singa is thrown into the warp as woof, which is beaten in by a piece of plank called beyno, and as the cloth is woven it is wound up to the roller.

In Norway the tree, growing in dense forests, is generally of but moderate girth, and probably this pine nowhere reaches a greater size than in the Scottish woods; a plank from Glenmore forest measured nearly 51 ft.

The capital costs of plank or panel type of solar collector can be offset against the cost of traditional roof covering.

The plank join scarfs are staggered so that they do not overlap and the stem post has a pronounced cutwater.

These two verses seem to be the central plank as the two witnesses prophesy doom.

Further up there is a narrow single plank footbridge which needs care.

Stone flagged floor with some concrete blocks for repairs; heating grilles; flush plank flooring beneath the benches.

The vaulting shows evidence of plank centering, and there is a mason's mark on the doorway.

The tracks stopped with no ceremony or barrier beyond a thick plank of wood nailed to two posts in the ground.

Where can I find a plank, and do you have any building plans for an agility teeter?

Most will even cut the plank down to size for you.

On hands and knees, get into the push-up or plank position.

The plank exercise is like a push-up that never happens.

Repeat three to five side plank twists before performing the exercise on the opposite side.

Come out of the pose slowly, resting in Child's Pose or moving into Plank Pose for a flow session.

An exercise ball provides a good tool to ease into more difficult exercises such as the plank or push-up.

Walk your hands out so that you're in a plank position with your legs straight, knees on top of the ball.

Straighten your elbows back out to push your torso back up into plank position, careful not to lock your elbows at the top.

For side plank, turn yourself sideways so that you're propped up on just one elbow/forearm (other hand on waist) and the side of on foot.

The Plank - Face the floor, propping yourself up only on your toes and elbows.

Plank Sidestand - Similar to the above, except you turn 90 degrees and rest on just one elbow/forearm and the side of one foot.

Two good exercises for overall core strength are the 'plank' and the 'side plank'---both of which are common in Yoga.

What the plank should look like from the side is a straight line from your heels, up your legs over your back to the crown of your head.

The side plank is more difficult, but worth it because it targets your side abdominals, which are also important for core strength.

Try to hold this position for as long as you can, paying close attention to any sagging -- the idea is to be as straight and rigid as a wood plank until you can't hold the position any longer.

Starting as a plank, you turn sideways so that you rest on the side of one foot and just one elbow/forearm.

Rollerball is a more active take on The Plank.

There's plenty more excellent ab destroyers out there, such as rollerball, plank sidestands, Captain's Chair, dumbbell sidebends, reverse crunches, hanging knee raises and a myriad exercise ball-based ideas.

For example, mix up the regular abdominal crunches with exercises like bent-knee hip raises, air bike, the plank, plank sidestands, alternate heel touches, or any of the other dozens of exercises featured here.

Plank - This exercise is simple, but don't mistake it for easy, gentlemen!

The plank exercise is fantastic for targeting all the muscles in your abdomen, including the lower abs.

In order to perform the plank exercise, kneel on the ground and lean forward, placing your elbows and forearms on the ground.

The plank can be done either with your arms extended or resting your upper body weight on your forearms.

Begin as if in the plank pose with your legs resting on the ball.

On days when you just aren't up for performing an all-out exercise routine, try a short abs-only routine that focuses on the plank exercise.

The plank exercise engages the entire core, including the deep muscles of your abdomen, the transverse abdominis and the "six pack" muscles, the rectus abdominis.

If you include a side-plank or a plank that adds twisting and movement to the exercise you can also target the muscles of your sides, the obliques.

When you perform a plank to work your abs, you're pressing against the ground with your forearms and toes to hold your full-body contraction in place.

Contract your entire body and hold the plank position in place for 30 to 60 seconds.