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# hank

noun (a hank, hanks); also a name (Hank)

«hank» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A loop or coil of wool, yarn, thread, rope or hair, loosely wound and tied, as in «a hank of wool». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/#m1)
2. (a name) Hank is a man's first name, mostly in the USA, a short form of Henry; for example the singer Hank Williams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/#m2)

### In the lessons

In craft lessons and knitting, wool is often sold in hanks that need winding into balls. In stories, a «hank of hair» is a thick lock of hair. As a name it is common in American stories and films.

### Examples

- Gran bought three hanks of blue wool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/#x1)
- We wound the hank of yarn into a ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/#x2)
- A hank of hair fell over her eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/#x3)
- The sailor coiled a hank of rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/#x4)
- My uncle Hank lives in Texas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/#x5)
- "I've got two hanks of catgut; I'll fetch them for you." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/#x6)

### Note

Countable. As a name it needs a capital H. Close words: «skein», «coil», «lock» (of hair).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hank» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hank» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hank.html) on Mova free.