unbank

English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To remove a bank from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank.
  • (transitive) To make (a fire) burn up by raking off the ashes from the top, opening draughts, etc.

Etymology

Prefix from English bank (an incline hill).

Origin

English

bank

Gloss

an incline hill

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