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Bank

baŋk

Bank definitions
noun
bank banks
  1. the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake

    "willows lined the bank of the stream"

    edge side embankment levee border verge boundary margin rim fringe fringes flank brink perimeter circumference extremity periphery limit outer limit limits bound bounds
  2. a long, high mass or mound of a particular substance

    "a grassy bank"

    slope rise incline gradient ramp acclivity tump
    • an elevation in the seabed or a riverbed; a mudbank or sandbank
    • a transverse slope given to a road, railway, or sports track to enable vehicles or runners to maintain speed round a curve
    • the sideways tilt of an aircraft when turning in flight

      "a rather steep angle of bank"

  3. a set of similar things, especially electrical or electronic devices, grouped together in rows

    "the DJ had big banks of lights and speakers on either side of his console"

    array row line tier group series
    • a tier of oars

      "the early ships had only twenty-five oars in each bank"

  4. the cushion of a pool table

    "a bank shot"

verb
bank banked banking banks
  1. heap (a substance) into a mass or mound

    "the rain banked the soil up behind the gate"

    pile (up) heap (up) stack (up) make a pile of make a heap of make a stack of
    • form into a mass or mound

      "purple clouds banked up over the hills"

    • heap up (a fire) with tightly packed fuel so that it burns slowly

      "she banked up the fire"

    • edge or surround with a ridge or row of something

      "steps banked with pots of chrysanthemums"

  2. (with reference to an aircraft or vehicle) tilt or cause to tilt sideways in making a turn

    "the plane banked as if to return to the airport"

    tilt lean tip slant incline angle slope list camber pitch dip cant put/be at an angle
    • build (a road, railway, or sports track) higher at the outer edge of a bend to facilitate fast cornering

      "the track was banked to allow a train to take curves faster while maintaining passenger comfort"

  3. (of a locomotive) provide additional power for (a train) in ascending an incline

    "he has built a four-cylinder locomotive for banking trains up the Lickey incline"

  4. (of an angler) succeed in landing (a fish)

    "it was the biggest rainbow trout that had ever been banked"

  5. (in pool) play (a ball) so that it rebounds off a surface such as a cushion

    "I banked the eight ball off two cushions"