planks

Noun

plank (plural planks)

1. A flat piece of wood on which to cook fish, so that the wood provides flavor and helps to produce a pleasing texture.
   • A dish called "plank salmon" likely includes a salmon filet cooked on a plank.
2. An object made of planks; planking.
3. A solid and substantial portion of an ingredient with a flat side, cooked and served whole.
   • That dish is served with a plank of cauliflower.

   Synonyms:

   steak

4. Physical exercise in which one holds a position (usually with a flat back, like a plank) for a measured length of time.
5. (figuratively) 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.
   • Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.
6. (UK, slang) A stupid person, idiot.

   Synonyms:

   addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo

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