"side plank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: side planks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} side plank (plural side planks)
  1. (yoga) A yoga pose in which the body is held rigidly straight, with weight resting on the feet and one arm, where the upper body is held off the ground by the upper arm, leaving the lower portion of the arm on the ground. Categories (topical): Yoga poses
    Sense id: en-side_plank-en-noun-4MA5yswy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see side, plank. A plank on the side of something.
    Sense id: en-side_plank-en-noun-5WB3wWsh

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