tank

B1
Pronunciation
/tæŋk/
Noun
15 definition(s)
1 Definition

A closed container for liquids or gases.

2 Definition

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

3 Definition

A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.

4 Definition

The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.

5 Definition

The amount held by a container; a tankful.

Example Sentences
  • I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York.
6 Definition

An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

7 Definition

(Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.

8 Definition

A large metal container for holding drinking water for animals, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.

9 Definition

By extension a small pond for the same purpose.

10 Definition

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

11 Definition

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).

12 Definition

A prison cell, or prison generally.

13 Definition

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

14 Definition

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

15 Definition

A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

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.

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

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

5 Definition

To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.

6 Definition

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

7 Definition

To stand; to tolerate.