face tank
verbEtymology
From tank (“attract or resist damage”) and face (“the player character as opposed to minions”), the idea being that to face tank is to accept enemy attacks without any attempt to deflect their damage to non-player entities; thus, to simply absorb them directly.
Definitions
To absorb damage directly, especially in an unsophisticated or unskillful way.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA