to bank
- verb
- /bæŋk/
- After a brief loss of control, she forced her wings to catch air and banked down into the foliage.
- bank the plane
- bank a turn
- bank sharply
Examples
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In unison, the two planes bank right, heading for the distant blue sea.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Boeing 717 banked and dinned into the turgid cloud layer shrouding the LA Basin.
Fiction book (1999) -
Turn the wheel to the left, and we bank to the left.
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So, we turn the wheel to the right, and we bank to the right.
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I'm gonna bank, to the right.
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See how they wheel and bank and glide?
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The squadron of F-15s still surrounds Air Force One, which slowly banks to one side.
Fiction book (1997) -
The plane banked again and Raed reeled on his feet, but not because of the deficiencies.
Fiction book (2002) -
As the airplane approached the runway, the pilot banked to the left to avoid a storm.
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The helicopter banked sharply to the right while following the winding river.
Synonyms
To bend or rest at an angle against something
To move something so it leans or falls to one side
To move into a sloping or leaning position
To lean to one side, especially a boat in strong wind
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
- Specialized
A regional bank that holds commercial banks' money and helps run the country's central bank system
- Specialized
A bank that the government allows to operate across the whole country
The main bank of the United Kingdom that issues money and sets interest rates
A report from your bank that lists all payments and deposits and shows your account balance
A US regional bank in the central bank system that holds money for local banks
An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date
- Specialized
A business that takes money from people and businesses, lends it, and helps with payments
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
A plastic card from a bank used to pay without cash and get money from cash machines
The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro
- US
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail
- Formal
An official who checks a bank's accounts and records to make sure rules are followed
- Specialized
A company that owns or controls banks, usually to manage them
An area of Paris on the southern side of the Seine known for artists, writers, and cafes
- Specialized
A bank that helps businesses accept card payments and gives money after fees
- Specialized
A regional bank that lends short-term money to local savings banks to support home loans
- Specialized
The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks
- Formal
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
A government plan that pays farmers to rest fields and grow plants to improve soil
- Formal
A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death
A card game for two players who use different decks and try to place all their cards on piles
A network of U.S. government-backed banks that lend money to local lenders like savings banks and credit unions
- Specialized
A very steep turn in an airplane that makes the wings nearly vertical
- Specialized
A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment
How Tilted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bank (to tilt) comes from the same idea of a sloping edge or 'bank', so to bank is to lean or tip sideways as if riding down a slope.