Definitions
noun
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
“he cashed a check at the bank”
noun
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
“he operated a bank of switches”
noun
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
verb
be in the banking business
verb
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
“bank a fire”
verb
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
“Where do you bank in this town?”
verb
enclose with a bank
“bank roads”
noun
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”
noun
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
“he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo”
verb
tip laterally
“the pilot had to bank the aircraft”
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