bank
noun
- 1
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
the plane went into a steep bank
- 2
a building in which the business of banking transacted
the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon
- 3
a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
the coin bank was empty
- 4
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
- 5
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
he operated a bank of switches
- 6
a long ridge or pile
a huge bank of earth
- 7
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
- 8
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
- 9
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo
- 10
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
verb
- 1
have confidence or faith in
We can trust in God
Rely on your friends
- 2
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
bank a fire
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