Collocations for "plank"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "plank" in context.
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plank
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- wooden planks
- [refinish, sand, plane] the planks
- to protect the planks from [damage, rain, the sun]
- the planks got [soaked, drenched]
- coat the planks with
- a [bridge, floor] (made out) of planks
- walking on a plank between
- a plank supported between
- place a plank between two [platforms, ledges]
- put planks over the [roadwork, torn-up sidewalk]
- lay planks to [cross, walk across] the stream
- [cedar, maple] planks
- a [wide, narrow] plank
- the pirates made him walk the plank
- walked the plank to her death
- pushed off (the end of) the plank
- idiom: is as thick as a plank!
- plank flooring
- a plank road
- plank flooring
- a plank road
'plank' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):