hank
IPA: hˈæŋk
Root Word: Hank
noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
- (archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).
- A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
- (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
- (Ulster) Mess, tangle.
- A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- (obsolete) Hold; influence.
- (wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
verb
- (transitive) To form into hanks.
- (transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
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Examples of "hank" in Sentences
- He was in a hank.
- She had a lot of hanks.
- I bought a hank of yarn.
- I needed a lot of hanks.
- There was a hank of hair.
- My mother gave the hank to me.
- I needed a hank to make the hat.
- I was looking for a hank in my room.
- Hank and the crew had to jump off the boat.
- Hank was involved in the launching of the foreign satellite in China.
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