banks >> /baŋk/
Definition: [verb] Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.
Example: the rain banked the soil up behind the gate
Definition: [verb] (with reference to an aircraft or vehicle) tilt or cause to tilt sideways in making a turn.
Example: the plane banked as if to return to the airport
Definition: [verb] (of a locomotive) provide additional power for (a train) in ascending an incline.
Example: he has built a four-cylinder locomotive for banking trains up the Lickey incline
Definition: [verb] (of an angler) succeed in landing (a fish)
Example: it was the biggest rainbow trout that had ever been banked
Definition: [verb] (in pool) play (a ball) so that it rebounds off a surface such as a cushion.
Example: I banked the eight ball off two cushions
Definition: [noun] The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.
Example: willows lined the bank of the stream
Definition: [noun] A long, high mass or mound of a particular substance.
Example: a grassy bank
Definition: [noun] A set of similar things, especially electrical or electronic devices, grouped together in rows.
Example: the DJ had big banks of lights and speakers on either side of his console
Definition: [noun] The cushion of a pool table.
Example: a bank shot