bank
noun
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a flight maneuverslip
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a building in which the business of banking transacted“the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon”bank building
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a container, usually with a slot in the top, for keeping money at home“I used to have a bank shaped like a pig.”money boxsavings bankcoin bank
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a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities“They cashed a check at the bank.”depository financial institutionbanking concernbanking company
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an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers“They operated a bank of switches.”
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a long ridge or pile“a huge bank of earth”
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”
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a slope in the turn of a road or trackcambercant
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the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games“We tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo.”
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a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
verb
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to have confidence or faith in“I banked on their intentions.”trustswearrely
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to cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning“The fire fighters are going to bank the blaze.”
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to enclose with a bank“The highway engineers banked the sharp curves on the road.”
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to tip laterally“The pilot had to bank the aircraft.”
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to put into a bank account“I banked my paycheck.”deposit
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to be in the banking business“Should we be banking at all?”
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to act as the banker in a game or in gambling“Do you want to bank?”
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to do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank“Where do you bank in this town?”