Definitions for tanktæŋk

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tanktæŋk(n.)

a large container or structure for holding a liquid or gas.
an armored combat vehicle, moving on caterpillar treads and usu. armed with a cannon mounted inside a rotating turret.
Category: Military
a prison cell for more than one occupant, esp. for groups of new prisoners.
Category: Status (usage)
a natural or artificial pond, esp. for storing water.
Category: Clothing
Ref: tank top.
(v.t.)to put or store in a tank.
(v.i.)Slang.to do poorly or decline rapidly; fail:
The movie tanked at the box office.
Category: Status (usage)

Origin of tank:

1610–20; perh. jointly < Gujarati tānkh reservoir, lake, and Pg tanque, contr. of estanque pond, lit., something dammed up; adopted as an early cover name for the military vehicle during manufacture in England (1915)

tank′like`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle(noun)
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
tank, storage tank(noun)
a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
tank, tankful(noun)
as much as a tank will hold
tank car, tank(noun)
a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
cooler, tank(verb)
a cell for violent prisoners
tank(verb)
store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
tank(verb)
consume excessive amounts of alcohol
tank(verb)
treat in a tank
"tank animal refuse"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

tank(noun)æŋk
a large metal container for liquids
a water tank
tankæŋk
a large armored vehicle with wheels covered with metal belts
to drive a tank

Wiktionary

tank(Noun)
A container for liquids or gases.
tank(Noun)
the fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
tank(Noun)
The amount held by a container, =tankful.
I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to Medicine Hat.
tank(Noun)
An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
tank(Noun)
a reservoir or dam.
tank(Noun)
, a large metal container, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field. By extension a small pond for the same purpose.
tank(Noun)
A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.
tank(Noun)
In online and offline role-playing games, a character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy with offensive power as a close secondary consideration.
tank(Verb)
To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
tank(Verb)
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.
tank(Verb)
To put fuel into a tank
tank(Verb)
To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

Origin: From tanque, originally from Indian vernacular for a large artificial water reservoir, cistern, pool, etc., for example, Gujarati ટાંકી, or Marathi . Compare the Arabic verb استنقع.

Webster Dictionary

Tank(noun)
a small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls
Tank(noun)
a large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids