to bank
2
6.1
- verb
- /bæŋk/
- Your fires are banked too high.
- bank the fire
- bank the coals
- bank the road
Examples
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At the American school the fires are banked high.
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Low places had been banked up, higher ones cut away to make the street level.
Fiction book (1993) -
After a while, the fire was banked and began to burn low.
Fiction book (1996) -
Later, he walked her back to the fire, now reduced to banked red coals.
Fiction book (1991) -
One morning, however, when I blew on the banked coals to light the fire, Myrddin entered and said.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the kitchen, Jean-Baptiste banked the embers, from which a thread of smoke drifted upward.
Fiction book (1993) -
To create a raised garden bed, you should first bank the soil along the edges.
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Before leaving the campfire, make sure to bank the ashes to control the burning.
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After cooking the fish, he decided to bank the remaining coals for later use.
Synonyms
1
8.0
To build a raised bank of earth or stone along a river to stop flooding
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
162
5.3
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
119
3.1
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
- Specialized
29
4.9
A regional bank that holds commercial banks' money and helps run the country's central bank system
- Specialized
29
3.1
A bank that the government allows to operate across the whole country
23
3.4
The main bank of the United Kingdom that issues money and sets interest rates
20
2.3
A report from your bank that lists all payments and deposits and shows your account balance
20
3.5
A US regional bank in the central bank system that holds money for local banks
17
2.3
An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date
- Specialized
15
3.0
A business that takes money from people and businesses, lends it, and helps with payments
13
3.5
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
13
1.4
A plastic card from a bank used to pay without cash and get money from cash machines
12
3.4
The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro
- US
6
2.8
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
4
7.0
Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail
- Formal
3
4.9
An official who checks a bank's accounts and records to make sure rules are followed
- Specialized
3
5.2
A company that owns or controls banks, usually to manage them
2
5.8
An area of Paris on the southern side of the Seine known for artists, writers, and cafes
- Specialized
2
5.0
A bank that helps businesses accept card payments and gives money after fees
- Specialized
2
3.8
A regional bank that lends short-term money to local savings banks to support home loans
- Specialized
1
4.6
The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks
- Formal
1
4.2
An official check of a bank's accounts, records, and operations by a government regulator
An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools
- Archaic
1
6.6
A government plan that pays farmers to rest fields and grow plants to improve soil
- Formal
1
7.4
A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death
1
9.5
A card game for two players who use different decks and try to place all their cards on piles
1
6.1
A network of U.S. government-backed banks that lend money to local lenders like savings banks and credit unions
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very steep turn in an airplane that makes the wings nearly vertical
- Specialized
1
3.7
A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bank (to cover or build up) comes from the same old word banki for a mound or ridge, so to bank is to pile earth or cover a fire with material to control it.