Looking for the meaning of the word BANKED in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of BANKED with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Bank
Speech Type: Verb
baŋk
heap (a substance) into a mass or mound
Short Definition:heap substance into mass or mound
Examples:- the rain banked the soil up behind the gate
- snow was banked in humps at the roadside
(with reference to an aircraft or vehicle) tilt or cause to tilt sideways in making a turn
Short Definition:tilt sideways in making turn
Examples:- the plane banked as if to return to the airport
- I banked the aircraft steeply and turned
(of a locomotive) provide additional power for (a train) in ascending an incline
Short Definition:provide additional power for train
Examples:- he has built a four-cylinder locomotive for banking trains up the Lickey incline
(of an angler) succeed in landing (a fish)
Short Definition:manage to land fish
Examples:- it was the biggest rainbow trout that had ever been banked
(in pool) play (a ball) so that it rebounds off a surface such as a cushion
Short Definition:rebound pool ball off surface
Examples:- I banked the eight ball off two cushions
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