Planche vs. Plank

(gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.

A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.

Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.

A foundation; a support.

One of the articles of a political platform.

To furnish or cover with planks

To bake or broil and serve (fish or meat) on a plank

To put or set down emphatically or with force.

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

(figurative) 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.

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

A stupid person, idiot.

That which supports or upholds.

(transitive) To cover something with planking.

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

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

(transitive) To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

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

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

A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. See Board.

Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer.

One of the separate articles in a declaration of the principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the national platform.

To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a ship.

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

To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.

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

A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

Cover with planks;

Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;

Cook and serve on a plank;