FLANK
Dictionary entry overview: What does flank mean?
• FLANK (noun)
The noun FLANK has 4 senses:
1. the side of military or naval formation
2. a subfigure consisting of a side of something
3. a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
4. the side between ribs and hipbone
Familiarity information: FLANK used as a noun is uncommon.
• FLANK (verb)
The verb FLANK has 1 sense:
1. be located at the sides of something or somebody
Familiarity information: FLANK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FLANK (noun)
Meaning:
The side of military or naval formation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
flank; wing
Context example:
they attacked the enemy's right flank
Hypernyms ("flank" is a kind of...):
formation (an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Meaning:
A subfigure consisting of a side of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("flank" is a kind of...):
subfigure (a figure that is a part of another figure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flank"):
hypotenuse (the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle)
base (the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed)
Meaning:
A cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("flank" is a kind of...):
cut of beef (piece of beef)
Meronyms (parts of "flank"):
flank steak (a cut of beef from the flank of the animal)
Meaning:
The side between ribs and hipbone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("flank" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("flank" is a part of...):
quadruped (an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking)
• FLANK (verb)
Meaning:
Be located at the sides of something or somebody
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "flank" is one way to...):
lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
