bank

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

2bank

verb

Definition of BANK

transitive verb
1
a : to raise a bank about b : to cover (as a fire) with fresh fuel and adjust the draft of air so as to keep in an inactive state c : to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge
2
: to heap or pile in a bank
3
a : to drive (a ball in billiards) into a cushion b : to bounce (a ball or shot) off a surface (as a backboard) into or toward a goal <bank in a rebound>
4
: to form or group in a tier
intransitive verb
1
: to rise in or form a bank —often used with up <clouds would bank up about midday, and showers fall — William Beebe>
2
a : to incline an airplane laterally b (1) : to incline laterally (2) : to follow a curve or incline <skiers banking around the turn>

First Known Use of BANK

1590

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