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bank

noun: 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"

noun: 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"

noun: a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"

noun: an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"

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

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

noun: 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

noun: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"

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

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

verb: tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"

verb: enclose with a bank; "bank roads"

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

verb: act as the banker in a game or in gambling

verb: be in the banking business

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

verb: cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"

verb: 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"