tank

Plural: tanks

Noun

• an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
• a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
• as much as a tank will hold
• a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
• a cell for violent prisoners
• A closed container for liquids or gases.
• An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
• A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
• The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
• The amount held by a container; a tankful.
• An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
• A reservoir or dam.
• A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water.
• A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.
• A bouncer or doorman.
• A unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks).
• A prison cell, or prison generally.
• A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.
• Ellipsis of tank engine or tank locomotive.
• Ellipsis of tank top.
• A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
• A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

Verb

Verb Forms: tanked, tanking, tanks

• To store something, typically liquid, in a large container.
• store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
• consume excessive amounts of alcohol
• treat in a tank
  • "tank animal refuse"
• To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
• To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.
• To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
• To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
• To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
• To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.
• To stand; to tolerate.
• To willingly take on an undesirable task or burden.

Examples

• Concrete below ground must be fully tanked to prevent water uptake.
• drunk tank
• Few remember the female tanks that were produced between the World Wars.
• He used the word "TANK" to describe his score after missing a bonus square.
• I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York.
• The contractors installed a new tank with gorgeous fish and corals.
• The journalist mistook the self-propelled artillery vehicle for a tank.
• The ore slurries are directed into an open tank outside the excavation site.
• The paladin can make for a decent tank, but I recommend that you get a class with better taunting skills.
• The propane is stored in these tanks.
• The sheriff threw us in the tank without charges!
• The tank contains unfiltered water. You really shouldn't drink from that.
• We have brought the van to a garage after we found a leak in the tank.

Synonyms

armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank, cooler, storage tank, tank car, tankful, armour, battle tank, combat tank, tango

Antonyms

glass cannon

Anagrams of tank