• a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep Bank"
• a building in which commercial Banking is transacted; "the Bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
• a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin Bank was empty"
• 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"
• an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a Bank of switches"
• a long ridge or pile; "a huge Bank of earth"
• 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"
• 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
• the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the Bank at Monte Carlo"
• a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
• 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"
• cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "Bank a fire"
• enclose with a Bank; "Bank roads"
• tip laterally; "the pilot had to Bank the aircraft"
• put into a Bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every month"
• be in the Banking business
• act as the Banker in a game or in gambling
• do business with a Bank or keep an account at a Bank; "Where do you Bank in this town?"

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