incline vs bank

bank vs incline

incline and bank both are nouns.

incline and bank both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incline	Yes	No	Yes	No
bank	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bank is a hyponym of incline; that is, bank is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than incline:

incline: an elevated geological formation
bank: sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

Other hyponyms of incline include acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade, camber, cant, canyonside, coast, declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, escarpment, scarp, hillside, mountainside, versant, piedmont, ski slope.

incline (noun)	bank (noun)
an inclined surface connecting two levels	a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
an elevated geological formation	a building in which the business of banking is transacted
	a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
	a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
	an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
	a long ridge or pile
	sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
	a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
	a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
	the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games

incline (verb)	bank (verb)
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief	have faith or confidence in
feel favorably disposed or willing	enclose with a bank
be at an angle	cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow	tip laterally
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well	put into a bank account
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined	be in the banking business
	do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
	act as the banker in a game or in gambling

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