tank

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A closed container for liquids or gases.

   • The propane is stored in these tanks.
   • The tank contains unfiltered water. You really shouldn't drink from that.
   • The other room was a kitchen, with an open fireplace, a safe, a dresser and a tin sink, with a tap from the tank outside.
2. 2

   An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.

   • The contractors installed a new tank with gorgeous fish and corals.
   • The ore slurries are directed into an open tank outside the excavation site.
3. 3

   A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).

   • The tanks are full and the grass is high.
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   1. 4

      The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.

      • We have brought the van to a garage after we found a leak in the tank.
   2. 5

      The amount held by a container

      The amount held by a container; a tankful.

      • I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York.
   3. 6

      An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on…

      An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

      • The journalist mistook the self-propelled artillery vehicle for a tank.
      • Few remember the female tanks that were produced between the World Wars.
      • Tank beats everything! Oh, man! I could do this all day!
   4. 7

      A reservoir or dam.

   5. 8

      A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water.

   6. 9

      A very muscular and physically imposing person

      A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.

   7. 10

      A bouncer or doorman.

   8. 11

      A unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention…

      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).

      • The paladin can make for a decent tank, but I recommend that you get a class with better taunting skills.
   9. 12

      A prison cell, or prison generally.

      • drunk tank
      • The sheriff threw us in the tank without charges!
      • By the nature of imprisonment, one is perceived by free society as something subhuman. By the nature of being on a protective custody tank, a "gay tank", everyone there is seen as members of the lowest caste in the system.
   10. 13

       A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision

       A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.

   11. 14

       Ellipsis of tank engine or tank locomotive.

       • Representing the older types now are some Stroudley 0-6-0 tanks, while a Drummond "C14" 0-4-0 tank might still be pottering about on the Town Quays as of yore.
   12. 15

       Ellipsis of tank top.

       • T-BACK COTTON TANK
       • It pleased her more than she could say to know she walked on her own land, over dewed grass, wearing a tank and cotton pajama pants.
       • I was wearing a tank and some cotton pants.
   13. 16

       To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market)

       To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.

       • He told me about all the odd jobs he'd taken after I was born, when Michigan's economy was tanking. For one, he crisscrossed the Midwest buying old carpets from dentists' offices.
       • "[...] If the economy has tanked... then we don't want to over-promise and under-deliver."
   14. 17

       To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's…

       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.

   15. 18

       To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.

       • Concrete below ground must be fully tanked to prevent water uptake.
       • Sometimes oils are tanked for months or years at a time (e.g., linseed oil).
   16. 19

       To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future…

       To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

   17. 20

       To resist damage

       To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.

       • Unless Bane can tank Helicarrier-busting explosions I'm not sure how he stands a chance.
       • A weakened Superman tanked an explosion 50 times larger than the Kepler's Supernova and the electromagnetic shock wave hit him.
       • Barda could BFR and I doubt She hulk is tanking a blow from her rod, so she takes.
   18. 21

       To contemplate a decision for a long time

       To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.

   19. 22

       To stand

       To stand; to tolerate.

   20. 23

       To willingly take on an undesirable task or burden.

   21. 24

       A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.

   22. 25

       A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

   23. 26

       A city in Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

   24. 27

       A district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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