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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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   TANK definition: 1. a container that holds liquid or gas: 2. a large military fighting vehicle designed to protect…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tankTank Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

4. 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. 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.

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

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   (Indian English) an artificial pool, lake or reservoir. Definition of tank noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tankTank - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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!

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › tankTank Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   TANK meaning: 1 : a container for holding a liquid or gas; 2 : the amount that a tank will hold

8. www.yourdictionary.com › tankTank Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Tank definition: A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of tank – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TANK definition: 1. a large container for storing liquid or gas: 2. a large, strong military vehicle with a gun on…. Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › tankTank - definition of tank by The Free Dictionary

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    1. a large container or reservoir for the storage of liquids or gases: tanks for storing oil. 2. (Military) b. (as modifier): a tank commander; a tank brigade.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › tank_n1tank, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    Tank is cow country [language] for a small pond, made by damming a ravine or fixing a hollow to catch and hold rain water. In Australia, every farmer is interested in constructing and maintaining tanks and dams. 1.b. A natural pool or pond; a ‘stank’. dialect and U.S. (Quot. 1678 perhaps belongs to 1a .) Tank, (old word) a little Pool or Pond.