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Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banked(băṉkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Banking.]
1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. “Banked well with earth.” Holland.
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2. To heap or pile up; as, “to bank sand”.
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3. To pass by the banks of. [Obs.] Shak.
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4. (Engineering) To build (a roadway or railroad) with an inclination at a curve in the road, so as to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapidly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of vehicles overturning at a curve; as, “the raceway was steeply banked at the curves”.
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To bank a fire, To bank up a fire, to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive.
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