the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake

willows lined the bank of the stream

a long, high mass or mound of a particular substance

a grassy bank

a bank of snow

a set of similar things, especially electrical or electronic devices, grouped together in rows

the DJ had big banks of lights and speakers on either side of his console

the cushion of a pool table

a bank shot

heap (a substance) into a mass or mound

the rain banked the soil up behind the gate

snow was banked in humps at the roadside

(with reference to an aircraft or vehicle) tilt or cause to tilt sideways in making a turn

the plane banked as if to return to the airport

I banked the aircraft steeply and turned

(of a locomotive) provide additional power for (a train) in ascending an incline

he has built a four-cylinder locomotive for banking trains up the Lickey incline

(of an angler) succeed in landing (a fish)

it was the biggest rainbow trout that had ever been banked

(in pool) play (a ball) so that it rebounds off a surface such as a cushion

I banked the eight ball off two cushions

a financial establishment that uses money deposited by customers for investment, pays it out when required, makes loans at interest, and exchanges currency

a bank account

a stock of something available for use when required

a blood bank

Britain has a bank of highly exportable skills

deposit (money or valuables) in a bank

she may have banked a cheque in the wrong account

store (something, especially blood, tissue, or sperm) for future use

the sperm is banked or held in storage for the following spring