| n. | 1. | A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. |
| 2. | A rope or withe for fastening a gate. | |
| 3. | Hold; influence. | |
| 4. | (Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay. | |
| 5. | (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. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To fasten with a rope, as a gate. |
| 2. | To form into hanks. |
| Noun | 1. | hank - a coil of rope or wool or yarn |