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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Walk the Plank (To). (See Plank. ). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang | Verb. Source: Perhaps it relates to soaring through the air, and being dangerous. Definition: To go off of a large jump. Context: Used when refering to an extremely tall jump, and as a dare most often. Social Source: Snowboarders. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abrogation | Be abrogated; receive its quietus; walk the plank. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Now it's your turn to walk the plank. (Kingdom Hearts; writing credit: Billy Gallo; Robert Gillings) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
Expression using "WALK THE PLANK": To walk the plank. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
walk the plank | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "WALK THE PLANK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Swedish | bli avpolletterad. (various references) | |
Turkish | kovulmak (get the ax, get the axe, get the gate, get the push, get the sack), güvertedeki kalastan zorla yürütülmek, atılmak (adventure, burst, dart, dash, embark, embark upon, fling, fly, hurl oneself, launch out into, leap, make a dash, plunge, rip into, rush, shoot ahead, stand out, stand out against, start in, take a step, throw on, throw oneself into, throw upon). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-h-k-k-l-l-n-p-t-w" | |
-5 letters: alkanet, khanate, patella, planate, platane. | |
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