plank up
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To cover a door or window by nailing wooden boards across it.
Literal meaning: To cover something upward with planks — largely transparent.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To cover a window, door, or opening with wooden planks.
"After the hurricane warning, they planked up all the ground-floor windows."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Rare and largely interchangeable with 'board up', which is the standard expression. May appear in descriptions of construction, abandoned buildings, or emergency boarding. 'Board up' is strongly preferred in modern usage.
Commonly used with
window door entrance building opening gap
Forms
Base
plank up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
planks up
he/she/it
Past simple
planked up
yesterday
Past participle
planked up
have + pp
-ing form
planking up
continuous
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