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1. (noun) bank
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"

2. (noun) depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company
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"

3. (noun) bank
a long ridge or pile
"a huge bank of earth"

4. (noun) bank
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
"he operated a bank of switches"

5. (noun) bank
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

6. (noun) bank
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
"he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"

7. (noun) bank, cant, camber
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

8. (noun) savings bank, coin bank, money box, bank
a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
"the coin bank was empty"

9. (noun) bank, bank building
a building in which the business of banking transacted
"the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"

10. (verb) bank
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
"the plane went into a steep bank"

11. (verb) bank
tip laterally
"the pilot had to bank the aircraft"

12. (verb) bank
enclose with a bank
"bank roads"

13. (verb) bank
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
"Where do you bank in this town?"

14. (verb) bank
act as the banker in a game or in gambling

15. (verb) bank
be in the banking business

16. (verb) deposit, bank
put into a bank account
"She deposits her paycheck every month"

17. (verb) bank
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
"bank a fire"

18. (verb) trust, swear, rely, bank
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"

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