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| bank [ bangk ] |
noun (plural banks) |
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1. side of waterway: the steep side of a river, stream, lake, or canal
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2. earth or snow with sloping side: a pile of earth, snow, or sand, or a raised area of ground with a sloping side
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3. raised area of land below water: a ridge of sand or other sedimentary deposit in a river or coastal sea that decreases the depth of the water above it and may become visible at low tide
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4. meteorology mass of cloud: a large dense area of cloud or fog
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5. slope at bend in racetrack: an upward slope at a bend in a road or racetrack, designed to reduce the likelihood of drivers going off the road or track when traveling around the bend at speed
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6. aviation turning angle of plane: the tilt of one wing higher than the other made by an airplane as it turns
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7. cue games cushion of pool table: the cushion of a billiard or pool table
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8. mineral extract mouth of mine shaft: the area around the mouth of a mine shaft
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9. regional agriculture pile of vegetables: a heap of vegetables, usually potatoes, covered with earth and mulch and sometimes stored in a shed
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verb (past and past participle banked, present participle bank·ing, 3rd person present singular banks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb form into pile: to make something into a pile or a large heap or form a pile or heap
  snow banked against the fence
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2. transitive verb cover fire: to cover a fire with ashes or fuel so that it will continue to burn slowly for a long time
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3. transitive and intransitive verb aviation tilt while turning plane: to tilt an airplane with one wing higher than the other while turning
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4. transitive and intransitive verb tilt while driving: to tilt a vehicle, especially a motorcycle, while traveling around a bend at speed, or travel around a bend like this
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5. transitive verb build slope into road or racetrack: to build a slope into a road or racetrack at a bend
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6. transitive verb cue games hit ball into cushion: in billiards or pool, to hit a ball into the cushion
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| [12th century. < assumed Old Norse banki "ridge, bank" < Germanic] |
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