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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To heap or pile up as to bank sand. 3. To pass by the banks of [Obs.] --Shak. {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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