Dank vs. Hank — What's the Difference?

Disagreeably damp or humid

Hank is a male given name. It may have been inspired by the Dutch name Henk, itself a short form of Hendrik and thus related to Henry & Harvey.

Dark, damp and humid.

A coil or loop.

Moist and sticky, (by extension) highly potent.

(Nautical) A ring on a stay attached to the luff of a jib or staysail.

Great, awesome.

A looped bundle, as of yarn.

Moisture; humidity; water.

A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

(slang) Strong, high-quality cannabis.

(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.

(historical) A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.

(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.

To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.

(Ulster) Mess, tangle.

Damp; moist; humid; wet.

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

Moisture; humidity; water.

(obsolete) Hold; influence.

A small silver coin current in Persia.

(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.

Unpleasantly cool and humid;

(transitive) To form into hanks.

To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

Hold; influence.

A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.

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.

To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

To form into hanks.

A coil of rope or wool or yarn