hank

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|male|dimof=Henry}}.
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} {{given name|en|male|dimof=Hankin}} (a medieval form of {{m|en|John}}).

Noun

1. A [[coil]] or [[loop]] of something, especially [[twine]], [[yarn]], or [[rope]].
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[ring]] or [[shackle]] that secures a [[staysail]] to its [[stay]] and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
3. {{lb|en|Ulster}} [[doubt|Doubt]], [[difficulty]].
4. {{lb|en|Ulster}} [[mess|Mess]], [[tangle]].
5. A rope or [[withe]] for fastening a gate.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[hold|Hold]]; [[influence]].
7. {{lb|en|wrestling}} A [[throw]] in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, [[twine]]s his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To form into hanks.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|UK|dialect}} To [[fasten]] with a [[rope]], as a [[gate]].

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