Definitions for tanktæŋk

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tanktæŋk(n.)

  1. a large container or structure for holding a liquid or gas.

  2. an armored combat vehicle, moving on caterpillar treads and usu. armed with a cannon mounted inside a rotating turret.

    Category: Military

  3. a prison cell for more than one occupant, esp. for groups of new prisoners.

    Category: Status (usage)

  4. a natural or artificial pond, esp. for storing water.

  5. Category: Clothing

    Ref: tank top.

  6. (v.t.)to put or store in a tank.

  7. (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

  1. tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle(noun)

    an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

  2. tank, storage tank(noun)

    a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

  3. tank, tankful(noun)

    as much as a tank will hold

  4. tank car, tank(noun)

    a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

  5. cooler, tank(verb)

    a cell for violent prisoners

  6. tank(verb)

    store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

  7. tank(verb)

    consume excessive amounts of alcohol

  8. tank(verb)

    treat in a tank

    "tank animal refuse"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. tank(noun)æŋk

    a large metal container for liquids

    a water tank

  2. tankæŋk

    a large armored vehicle with wheels covered with metal belts

    to drive a tank

Wiktionary

  1. tank(Noun)

    A container for liquids or gases.

  2. tank(Noun)

    the fuel reservoir of a vehicle.

  3. tank(Noun)

    The amount held by a container, =tankful.

    I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to Medicine Hat.

  4. tank(Noun)

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

  5. tank(Noun)

    a reservoir or dam.

  6. 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.

  7. tank(Noun)

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

  8. 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.

  9. tank(Verb)

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

  10. 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.

  11. tank(Verb)

    To put fuel into a tank

  12. tank(Verb)

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

  13. 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

  1. Tank(noun)

    a small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls

  2. Tank(noun)

    a large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids


Translations for tank

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tank(noun)

a large container for liquids or gas

a hot-water / cold-water tank.

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