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 flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); the plane went into a steep bank'

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 , banking concern , banking company ]

a long ridge or pile; a huge bank of earth'

an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; he operated a bank of switches'

a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo'

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: cant , camber ]

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 ]

a building in which the business of banking transacted; the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon

[ Syn: bank building ]

tip laterally; the pilot had to bank the aircraft'

enclose with a bank; bank roads'

do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; Where do you bank in this town?'

act as the banker in a game or in gambling

be in the banking business

put into a bank account; She deposits her paycheck every month

[ Syn: deposit ]

cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; bank a fire'

have confidence or faith in; We can trust in God; Rely on your friends; bank on your good education; I swear by my grandmothers recipes

[ Syn: trust , trust , swear , swear , rely , rely ]