bank

bank&+{1}

[bæŋk]

an institution offering certain financial services, such as the safekeeping of money, conversion of domestic into and from foreign currencies, lending of money at interest, and acceptance of bills of exchange

the building used by such an institution

a small container used at home for keeping money

the funds held by a gaming house or a banker or dealer in some gambling games

the stock, as of money, pieces, tokens, etc, on which players may draw.the player holding this stock

any supply, store, or reserve, for future use

a blood bank

to deposit (cash, cheques, etc) in a bank

to transact business with a bank

to engage in the business of banking

to hold the bank in some gambling games

See bank on

bank

bank&+{2}

[bæŋk]

a long raised mass, esp of earth; mound; ridge

a slope, as of a hill

the sloping side of any hollow in the ground, esp when bordering a river

the left bank of a river is on a spectator's left looking downstream

an elevated section, rising to near the surface, of the bed of a sea, lake, or river.(in combination)

the area around the mouth of the shaft of a mine.the face of a body of ore

the lateral inclination of an aircraft about its longitudinal axis during a turn

Also called: banking Also called: camber Also called: cant Also called: superelevation a bend on a road or on a railway, athletics, cycling, or other track having the outside built higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force on vehicles, runners, etc, rounding it at speed and in some cases to facilitate drainage

the cushion of a billiard table

to form into a bank or mound

to border or enclose (a road, etc) with a bank

to cover (a fire) with ashes, fresh fuel, etc, so that it will burn slowly

to cause (an aircraft) to tip laterally about its longitudinal axis or (of an aircraft) to tip in this way, esp while turning

to travel round a bank, esp at high speed

to drive (a ball) into the cushion