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Plank vs Slat - What's the difference?

plank | slat |

As a noun plank

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

As a verb plank

is to cover something with planking.

As an adjective slat is

smooth.

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.

    slat

    English

    (wikipedia slat)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal.
  • slats of a window blind
  • (aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord line of the airfoil, affecting the angle of attack. Employed in conjunction with flaps to allow for a lower stall speed in the landing attitude, facilitating slow flight.
  • Verb

  • To construct or provide with slats.
  • To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
  • * Marston
  • "How did you kill him?" "Slatted his brains out."
  • (UK, dialect) To split; to crack.
  • (Halliwell)
  • To set on; to incite.
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