Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bank up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: bank up
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To press a mound of something against something else.

verb

To make a mound to guard against something.

verb

To bank (form a bank; gather in masses).

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Next, heavy soft clouds, banking up till the sky becomes overcast, are recorded, easily recognised by their lowering appearance, due to the dampness of the air, which also causes them to reflect the glare of large fires or the lights of cities[…]"
"Then turning: "There'll be more rain," he said, "you can see the clouds banking up to the North-West, larger than these.""
"... ominous clouds banking up and darkening the sky behind them."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

banks up (present, singular) banking up (participle, present) banked up (participle, past) banked up (past)

Synonyms

fortify

Questions

What does bank up mean?: To press a mound of something against something else.

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