Background for hank

hank

/hæŋk/

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noun

A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

Examples :

"She untangled a hank of blue yarn to start knitting a scarf. "

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noun

A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.

Examples :

"The sailor attached each hank to the staysail and then clipped it onto the forestay, preparing to raise the sail. "

nautical sailing technical item part

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noun

Doubt, difficulty.

Examples :

"The project faces a real hank because we don't have the necessary funding. "

attitude mind emotion

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noun

Examples :

"The yarn became a hopeless hank after falling off the table. "

condition situation thing

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noun

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

Examples :

"He replaced the rusty chain on the gate with a strong, new hank to keep the cows from escaping. "

utility material

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noun

Hold; influence.

Examples :

"The teacher had a strong hank on the students' attention during the exciting science experiment. "

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The wrestler executed a perfect hank, sending his opponent sprawling to the mat. "

sport action body human person game

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verb

To form into hanks.

Examples :

"She carefully hanked the skein of yarn to prevent it from tangling. "

material process

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verb

To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

Examples :

"He needed to hank the garden gate shut with a piece of rope because the latch was broken. "

nautical sailing