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bank [ bangk ]


noun  (plural banks)
Definition:
 
1. row of similar things: a row or several rows of things of one type
a bank of switches

2. nautical galley rowers' bench: a bench for rowers in a galley

3. nautical galley oars: a row of oars in a galley

4. press secondary part of headline: a secondary part of a headline running below the main headline in smaller type



transitive verb  (past and past participle banked, present participle bank·ing, 3rd person present singular banks)
Definition:
 
put things into rows: to arrange things in rows or tiers

[13th century. < French banc "bench" < Germanic]
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