Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take a bank from; open as if by leveling or removing banks.
- To cause (a fire) to burn briskly by raking off the ashes from the top, opening drafts and the ash-pit door, etc. See
to bank a fire , under bank.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To remove a bank from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To remove a
bank from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
un- + bank
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Examples
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In the film, Interpol cop Clive Owen teams with NYC District Attorney Naomi Watts to take down a multinational bank that's into some very unbank-like behavior.
Exclusive Clip: Check Out Clive Owen In ‘The International’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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