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   tank

   /taŋk/

   noun

   • 1. a large receptacle or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas.
   • ▪ the container holding the fuel supply in a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc.: "the trucks all had a full tank of gasoline" Similar containerreceptaclevatcisternbarrelstorage chamberrepositoryreservoirholderbasin
   • ▪ a receptacle with transparent sides in which to keep fish; an aquarium. Similar aquariumbowl
   • ▪ a reservoir. Indian, Australian, New Zealand
   • 2. a heavy armoured fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track. Similar armoured vehiclearmoured carcombat vehiclePanzer
   • 3. short for tank engine
   • 4. a cell in a police station or jail. informal North American
   • 5. short for tank top

   verb

   • 1. fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel: "the cars stopped to tank up"
   • ▪ drink heavily; become drunk: informal British "they get tanked up before the game"
   • 2. fail completely, especially at great financial cost: informal US "the previous movie had tanked at the box office"
   • ▪ (in sport) deliberately lose or fail to finish (a match): informal North American "the powerful baseliner had tanked the match"
   • 3. defeat heavily: informal Scottish "Rangers tanked the local side 8–0"

   Word Origin early 17th century: perhaps from Gujarati tānkũ or Marathi tānkẽ ‘underground cistern’, from Sanskrit tadāga ‘pond’, probably influenced by Portuguese tangue ‘pond’, from Latin stagnum. The military vehicle took its name from the use of tank as a secret code word during manufacture in 1915.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tankful noun
   • 2. tankless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTANK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   The meaning of TANK is a usually large receptacle for holding, transporting, or storing liquids (such as water or fuel). How to use tank in a sentence.

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   Tank definition: a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas. See examples of TANK used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTANK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A tank is a large container for holding liquid or gas. ...an empty fuel tank. Two water tanks provide a total capacity of 400 litres. ...a tank full of goldfish. Synonyms: aquarium, bowl More Synonyms of tank. A tank of a liquid or gas is an amount of it contained in a tank. A lorry can drive up to 600 miles on a single tank of fuel.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTANK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtank noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   a military vehicle covered with strong metal and armed with guns. It can travel over very rough ground using wheels that move inside metal belts. Tanks rolled in to end the siege. He's six feet tall and built like a tank (= has a solid, strong body).

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   tank. (tăngk) n. 1. a. A large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases. b. The amount that this container can hold: buy a tank of gas. 2. A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation. 3.

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   A tank is a large container for gases or liquids, like a tank of oil. Another kind of tank is an armored military vehicle with a cannon. If you see that kind of tank driving down the road, run for cover!

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTANK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    1. a : a container for holding a liquid or gas. a water/oil/fuel tank. fish tanks. I filled the (gas) tank before I left for Maine. — see pictures at car, scuba diving; see also septic tank, think tank. b : the amount that a tank will hold. We went through a tank [= tankful] of gas on the trip. 2.