Pronunciation: /wɔk ðə plæŋk/
noun plank - a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board
A1 The pirate made the prisoner walk the plank.
A2 In old pirate tales, the punishment for disobedience was to walk the plank.
B1 The captain ordered the mutinous crew member to walk the plank.
B2 Walking the plank was a common form of punishment on pirate ships.
C1 The act of walking the plank was a terrifying experience for those condemned to do so.
C2 Walking the plank was a brutal method of execution used by pirates to punish their enemies.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 The pirate made the prisoner walk the plank.
A2 In old pirate stories, the captain would often make disobedient crew members walk the plank.
B1 The punishment for mutiny on the ship was to walk the plank.
B2 The pirate captain ordered the traitor to walk the plank as punishment for his betrayal.
C1 The pirate crew watched in silence as the condemned man prepared to walk the plank.
C2 Walking the plank was considered the ultimate punishment for any pirate who dared to defy the captain's orders.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence
A1 The pirate made the prisoner walk the plank.
A2 In pirate lore, those who disobeyed the captain were forced to walk the plank.
B1 The crew watched in horror as the mutineer was ordered to walk the plank.
B2 Walking the plank was a common punishment for those who defied the pirate code.
C1 The act of walking the plank was a brutal form of discipline used by pirates.
C2 Walking the plank was a terrifying experience that few survived to tell the tale.
article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun
A1 The pirate made the prisoner walk the plank.
A2 In pirate lore, those who disobeyed orders were forced to walk the plank.
B1 The captain ordered the mutinous crew member to walk the plank.
B2 Walking the plank was a common punishment for those who challenged the authority of the pirate captain.
C1 The act of walking the plank was a terrifying ordeal for those who faced it.
C2 Walking the plank was a brutal form of execution used by pirates to maintain discipline among the crew.
formal The pirate captain ordered the prisoner to walk the plank as punishment for attempting to escape.
informal If you don't finish your chores, you'll have to walk the plank and walk the dog.
slang Dude, if you keep talking back to the boss, you're gonna have to walk the plank.
figurative If you don't meet the deadline, you might as well walk the plank in terms of your career advancement.
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