brank

[brangk]

verb (used without object)

1. to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.

2. to bridle; restrain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brank¹

1500–50; brank ( def. 1 ) of uncertain origin; possibly related to German prangen “to adorn oneself, brag”; compare Middle High German brangen, brankieren; possibly 1550-1600; brank ( def. 2 ) of uncertain origin; probably a back formation from Scots branks “a bridle for restraining a scold”

Example Sentences

Eve Brank, a psychology professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, researches how the law intervenes and sometimes interferes with family decision-making.

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“The government was beginning to tighten up the process, and it was becoming a lot more challenging,” said Laura Brank, a lawyer at Dechert helping Western companies to exit.

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An update from 2017 found “no change in juvenile crime rates, an increase, and a decrease” across various studies, sociologists Katherine Hazen and Eve Brank wrote.

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I think, “I need to take a brank.”

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He has largely supported the cental brank's tougher stance, though he has indicated he's open to easing regulations for smaller and regional banks.

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