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bank


bank
baŋk

Meanings
noun
- the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.Example: willows lined the bank of the stream
- a long, high mass or mound of a particular substance.Example: a grassy bank
- a set of similar things, especially electrical or electronic devices, grouped together in rows.Example: the DJ had big banks of lights and speakers on either side of his console
- the cushion of a pool table.Example: a bank shot
verb
- heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.Example: the rain banked the soil up behind the gate
- (with reference to an aircraft or vehicle) tilt or cause to tilt sideways in making a turn.Example: the plane banked as if to return to the airport
- (of a locomotive) provide additional power for (a train) in ascending an incline.Example: he has built a four-cylinder locomotive for banking trains up the Lickey incline
- (of an angler) succeed in landing (a fish).Example: it was the biggest rainbow trout that had ever been banked
- (in pool) play (a ball) so that it rebounds off a surface such as a cushion.Example: I banked the eight ball off two cushions
noun
- a financial establishment that uses money deposited by customers for investment, pays it out when required, makes loans at interest, and exchanges currency.Example: a bank account
verb
- deposit (money or valuables) in a bank.Example: she may have banked a cheque in the wrong account




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