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| bank [ bangk ] |
noun (plural banks) |
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1. row of similar things: a row or several rows of things of one type
  a bank of switches
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2. nautical galley rowers' bench: a bench for rowers in a galley
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3. nautical galley oars: a row of oars in a galley
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4. press secondary part of headline: a secondary part of a headline running below the main headline in smaller type
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transitive verb (past and past participle banked, present participle bank·ing, 3rd person present singular banks) |
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put things into rows: to arrange things in rows or tiers
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| [13th century. < French banc "bench" < Germanic] |
