bank

Nouns

• (n) sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
  • they pulled the canoe up on the bank
  • he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents
• (n) a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
  • he cashed a check at the bank
  • that bank holds the mortgage on my home
  banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution,
• (n) a long ridge or pile
  • a huge bank of earth
• (n) an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
  • he operated a bank of switches
• (n) a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
• (n) the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
  • he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo
• (n) a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force camber, cant,
• (n) a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
  • the coin bank was empty
  coin bank, money box, savings bank,
• (n) a building in which the business of banking transacted
  • the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon
  bank building,
• (n) a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
  • the plane went into a steep bank

Verbs

• (v) tip laterally
  • the pilot had to bank the aircraft
• (v) enclose with a bank
  • bank roads
• (v) do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
  • Where do you bank in this town?
• (v) act as the banker in a game or in gambling
• (v) be in the banking business
• (v) put into a bank account
  • She deposits her paycheck every month
  deposit,
• (v) cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
  • bank a fire
• (v) have confidence or faith in
  • We can trust in God
  • Rely on your friends
  • bank on your good education
  • I swear by my grandmother's recipes
  rely, trust, swear,

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