| Hank 1. (n.) A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. 2. (n.) A rope for fastening a gate. 3. (n.) Hold; influence. 4. (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay. 5. (v. t.) To fasten with a rope, as a gate. 6. (v. t.) To form into hanks. Thesaurus Entries animal fiber, artificial fiber, capillament, cilium, cirrus, cobweb, denier, fiber, fibrilla, filament, filamentule, flagellum, gossamer, hair, skein, strand, suture, tendril, thread, threadlet, web |