bank up

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bank up

verb banks up · banking up · banked up

To press a mound of something against something else.
To make a mound to guard against something.
intransitive, of clouds To bank (form a bank; gather in masses). 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[…]
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@misc{bank_up_2026,
  title = {bank up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bank%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}