Definitions from Wiktionary (Hank)

▸ noun:  A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
▸ noun:  (archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).
▸ noun:  A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
▸ noun:  (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
▸ noun:  (Ulster) Mess, tangle.
▸ noun:  A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) Hold; influence.
▸ noun:  (wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To form into hanks.
▸ verb:  (transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
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