side plank
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see side, plank. A plank on the side of something.
Example Sentences
- "Start by performing a side plank with your right side down."
- "Side plank is commonly used in yoga classes as a pose to develop core strength, especially in the side body and obliques."
- "Side plank and kneeling side plank target the oblique abdominal muscles, the two layers of muscle in your torso that work together to help you exhale, side bend, and twist."