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Bank \Bank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); 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 rapiudly
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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Banking \Bank"ing\, n.
The business of a bank or of a banker.
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{Banking house}, an establishment or office in which, or a
firm by whom, banking is done.
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