1. Planks collectively; a quantity of planks
   "The carpenter ordered enough planking to cover the entire deck"
    
2. The work of covering an area with planks
   "The planking of the deck took several days to complete"
    
3. (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
   "The ship's deck was made of sturdy oak planking"

1. Cover with planks
   "The streets were planked";
   - plank over
    
2. [informal] Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
   "He planked the money on the table";
   - flump [informal], plonk [informal], plop, plunk [informal], plump down, plunk down [informal], plump, slap
    
3. [N. Amer] Cook and serve on a plank
   "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"

Derived forms: plankings

Type of: cover, covering, dish, dish out, dish up [informal], lumber, manual labor [US], manual labour [Brit, Cdn], place down, put down, serve, serve up, set down, timber

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