Bank - Definition

n 1: sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water);
"they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank
of the river and watched the currents"
2: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels
the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the
bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home" [syn:
depository financial institution, bank, banking
concern, banking company]
3: a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"
4: an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he
operated a bank of switches"
5: a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially
in emergencies)
6: the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some
gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"
7: 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 [syn: bank, cant, camber]
8: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping
money at home; "the coin bank was empty" [syn: savings
bank, coin bank, money box, bank]
9: a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the
bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" [syn:
bank, bank building]
10: a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its
longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went
into a steep bank"
v 1: tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"
2: enclose with a bank; "bank roads"
3: do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where
do you bank in this town?"
4: act as the banker in a game or in gambling
5: be in the banking business
6: put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every
month" [syn: deposit, bank] [ant: draw, draw off,
take out, withdraw]
7: cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a
fire"
8: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on
your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my
grandmother's recipes" [syn: trust, swear, rely,
bank] [ant: distrust, mistrust, suspect]