side plank
side plank noun: a 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.
Noun
side plank (plural side planks)
- A 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.
- Start by performing a side plank with your right side down.2014, Adam Campbell, The Men's Health Little Book of Exercises, page 153
- Side plank is commonly used in yoga classes as a pose to develop core strength, especially in the side body and obliques.2015, Jennifer DeCurtins, The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversions, page 24
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see side, plank. A plank on the side of something.
Forms of side plank
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Questions about side plank
- What does side plank mean?
- Side plank means a 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.
- What part of speech is side plank?
- Side plank is a noun.
- What is the plural of side plank?
- The plural of side plank is side planks.
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