'Hank' definitions:
Definition of 'hank'
From: WordNet
noun
A coil of rope or wool or yarn
Definition of 'Hank'
From: GCIDE
- Hank \Hank\ (h[a^][ng]k), n. [Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, h["o]nk, hangr, hank, coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; all probably akin to E. hang. See Hang.]
- 1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hold; influence. [1913 Webster]
- When the devil hath got such a hank over him. --Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Wrestling) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Hank'
From: GCIDE
- Hank \Hank\, v. t.
- 1. [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To form into hanks. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hank'
From: Moby Thesaurus