lank

lank
1. adjective /læŋk/
a) Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
b) (of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (often associated with being greasy)
2. verb /læŋk/
To become lank; to make lank.

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  • Lank — (l[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {Lanker}; superl. {Lankest}.] [{AS}. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.] 1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lank — lank; lank·i·ly; lank·i·ness; lank·ish; lank·ly; lank·ness; …   English syllables

  • lank´ly — lank «langk», adjective. 1. long and thin; slender: »a lank boy, lank grasses. SYNONYM(S): skinny, lanky, gaunt. 2. straight and flat; not curly or wavy: »lank locks of hair. ╂[Old English hlanc] –lank´ly …   Useful english dictionary

  • lank — [ læŋk ] adjective lank hair is thin and straight: Her hair hung straight down, lank from the rain. ╾ lank|ly adverb ╾ lank|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Lank — Lank, v. i. & t. To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] Shak. G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lank — may refer to: * Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean; languid; drooping *Surnames: ** Barry Lank (b. 1960), comedian, journalist, and former writer at Air America Radio. ** Edith Lank, author and advice columnist… …   Wikipedia

  • Lank — bezeichnet einen Ortsteil der Stadt Lübtheen im Landkreis Ludwigskust in Mecklenburg Vorpommern den Ortsteil Lank Latum der Stadt Meerbusch im Rhein Kreis Neuss in Nordrhein Westfalen ein Berg im Bregenzerwald 1.370 m siehe Lank (Berg) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lank|y — «LANG kee», adjective, lank|i|er, lank|i|est. awkwardly long and thin; tall and ungraceful: »a lanky boy …   Useful english dictionary

  • lank — [læŋk] adj [: Old English; Origin: hlanc] lank hair is thin, straight, and unattractive …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lank — (adj.) O.E. hlanc loose and empty, slender, flaccid, from P.Gmc. *khlankaz, perhaps from a root meaning flexible (Cf. Ger. lenken to bend, turn aside, O.N. hlykkr bend, noose, loop ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see LINK (Cf. link) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lank — lank, lanky gaunt, rawboned, *lean, spare, angular, scrawny, skinny Analogous words: *thin, slim, slender, slight: attenuated, extenuated (see THIN vb) Antonyms: burly Contrasted words: husky, brawny, *muscular, sinewy: plump, portly, rotund,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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