Definition of "bank"
noun:
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An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
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A branch office of such an institution.
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An underwriter or controller of a card game, also banque.
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A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
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An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
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An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
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A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
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The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
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An incline, a hill.
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A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.
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A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
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A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
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verb:
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To deal with a bank or financial institution.
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To put into a bank.
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To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
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To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
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To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
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To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
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To arrange or order in a row.
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