1.a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities;
he cashed a check at the bank
2.sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water);
they pulled the canoe up on the bank
3.a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
4.a building in which commercial banking is transacted;
the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon
5.an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers;
he operated a bank of switches
6.a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home;
the coin bank was empty
7.a long ridge or pile;
a huge bank of earth
8.the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games;
he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo
9.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
10. a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning);
the plane went into a steep bank
1.tip laterally;
the pilot had to bank the aircraft
2.enclose with a bank;
bank roads
3.do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank;
Where do you bank in this town?
4.act as the banker in a game or in gambling
5.be in the banking business
6.put into a bank account;
She deposites her paycheck every month
7.cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning;
bank a fire
8.have confidence or faith in;
We can trust in God