Scant vs Plank - What's the difference?
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In transitive terms the difference between scant and plank is that scant is to limit in amount or share; to stint while plank is to harden, as hat bodies, by felting. In intransitive terms the difference between scant and plank is that scant is to fail, or become less; to scantle while plank is to pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place. As an adjective scant is very little, very few. As an adverb scant is with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
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scant English
Adjective
( er)
Very little, very few.
- "After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
- a scant''' allowance of provisions or water; a '''scant pattern of cloth for a garment
* Ridley
- His sermon was scant , in all, a quarter of an hour.
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
* Shakespeare
- Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence.
Synonyms
* few, little, slight
* (l)
Antonyms
* ample, plenty
Derived terms
* scanty
Related terms
* scantily
Verb
( en verb)
To limit in amount or share; to stint.
- to scant''' someone in provisions; to '''scant ourselves in the use of necessaries
* Shakespeare
- Scant not my cups.
* Francis Bacon
- where man hath a great living laid together and where he is scanted
* Dryden
- I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions.
To fail, or become less; to scantle.
- The wind scants .
Noun
( en noun)
(masonry) A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
(masonry) A sheet of stone.
(wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
Adverb
( -)
With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
* Fuller
- So weak that he was scant able to go down the stairs.
- (Francis Bacon)
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plank English
Noun
( en noun)
A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
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.
(British, slang) A stupid person, idiot.
That which supports or upholds.
* Southey
- His charity is a better plank than the faith of an intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* plank spanker
Verb
( en verb)
To cover something with planking.
- to plank a floor or a ship
* Dryden
- Planked with pine.
To bake (fish) on a piece of cedar lumber.
* 1998 , Richard Gerstell, American Shad in the Susquehanna River Basin (page 147)
- Along the lower river, planked shad dinners (baked and broiled) were highly popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
(colloquial) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash.
- 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.
To pose for a photograph while lying rigid, face down, arms at side, in an unusual place.
* 2011' May 23, '' Party finishes up in plonking after attempt at '''planking in Kingsford]'', in ''[[w:Herald Sun, Herald Sun] ,
- The woman, known as Claudia, fell from a 2m wall after earlier demonstrating the wrong way to plank' on a small stool while holding a bottle of wine. A friend said some guests had not heard of ' planking and Claudia was demonstrating how ridiculous it was.
* 2011 May 24, Tourists snapped planking at iconic landmarks around the world]'', in [[w:The Australian, The Australian],
- Perth man Simon Carville became an internet sensation after he was photographed planking naked in the arms of famous Perth statue the Eliza.
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