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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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     TANK meaning: 1. a container that holds liquid or gas: 2. a...

   • Znaczenie Tank, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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   • Tank: Japanese Translation

     TANK translate: （液体や気体を入れる）タンク, 戦車, タンク, 戦車（せんしゃ）. Learn...

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     TANK translate: zbiornik, czołg, zbiornik, czołg. Learn more...

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     TANK translate: цистерна, бак , танк . Learn more in the...

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     tank translate: ถังขนาดใหญ่สำหรับบรรจุน้ำหรือก๊าซ, รถถัง....

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   A tank is a large container for liquids or gases, or a vehicle with armored protection and weapons. Learn more about the different meanings and uses of tank, with synonyms, idioms, and translations.

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   noun. a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil. a natural or artificial pool, pond, or lake. Military. an armored, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine guns and moving on a caterpillar tread.

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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!