bank

(noun) sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water). Examples: "They pulled the canoe up on the bank." "He sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents."

(noun) a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities. Synonyms: depository financial institution, banking concern, banking company. Examples: "He cashed a check at the bank." "That bank holds the mortgage on my home."

(noun) a long ridge or pile. Example: "A huge bank of earth."

(noun) an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers. Example: "He operated a bank of switches."

(noun) a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies).

(noun) the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games. Example: "He tried to break the bank at monte carlo."

(noun) 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. Synonyms: cant, camber.

(noun) a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home. Synonyms: savings bank, coin bank, money box. Example: "The coin bank was empty."

(noun) a building in which the business of banking transacted. Synonyms: bank building. Example: "The bank is on the corner of nassau and witherspoon."

(noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning). Example: "The plane went into a steep bank."

(verb) tip laterally. Example: "The pilot had to bank the aircraft."

(verb) enclose with a bank. Example: "Bank roads."

(verb) do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank. Example: "Where do you bank in this town?."

(verb) act as the banker in a game or in gambling.

(verb) be in the banking business.

(verb) put into a bank account. Synonyms: deposit. Example: "She deposits her paycheck every month."

(verb) cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning. Example: "Bank a fire."

(verb) have confidence or faith in. Synonyms: trust, swear, rely. Examples: "We can trust in god." "Rely on your friends." "Bank on your good education." "I swear by my grandmother's recipes."