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According to WordNet, the noun "bank" has 10 sense(s).

100169305 a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank".

108420278 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".

109213565 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".

109213434 a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth".

113356402 the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo".

113368318 a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies).

102787772 a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon".

108462066 an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches".

104139859 a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty".

109213828 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.


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