TANK

cooler, tank

(noun) a cell for violent prisoners

tank, storage tank

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

tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle

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

tank, tankful

(noun) as much as a tank will hold

tank

(verb) treat in a tank; “tank animal refuse”

tank

(verb) consume excessive amounts of alcohol

tank

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

tank (plural tanks)

A closed container for liquids or gases.

An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.

A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.

The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.

The amount held by a container; a tankful.

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

(Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.

(Southwestern US, chiefly, Texas) A large metal container for holding drinking water for animals, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.

(Southwestern US, chiefly, Texas) By extension a small pond for the same purpose.

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

(role-playing games, board games, video games) a unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks).

(US, slang) A prison cell, or prison generally.

(poker, slang) A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.

Synonyms

• (military fighting vehicle): battle tank, combat tank, armour (mass noun), tango (Canadian military slang)

Antonyms

• (gaming): glass cannon

Hypernyms

• (military fighting vehicle): armoured fighting vehicle, armored fighting vehicle, AFV, armoured combat vehicle, armored combat vehicle

Hyponyms

• (military fighting vehicle): infantry tank (historical), cavalry tank (historical), fast tank (historical), cruiser tank (historical), superheavy tank (historical), tankette (historical), bobbin tank (historical), light tank, medium tank, heavy tank, main battle tank, MBT, flail tank, flame tank, flamethrower tank

Coordinate terms

• (military fighting vehicle): armoured car, armoured train, armoured personnel carrier, armored personnel carrier, APC, infantry fighting vehicle, IFV, self-propelled gun, SPG, tank destroyer, assault gun

Verb

tank (third-person singular simple present tanks, present participle tanking, simple past and past participle tanked)

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

(video games) 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.

(transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.

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

(fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.

(poker, slang) To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.

Etymology 2

Noun

tank (plural tanks)

A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.

A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

Etymology 3

Verb

tank (third-person singular simple present tanks, present participle tanking, simple past and past participle tanked)

(Singapore, informal) To stand; to tolerate.

Anagrams

• Kant

Source: Wiktionary

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Tank, n.

Definition: A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. Simmonds.

Tank, n. Etym: [Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin. Cf. Stank, n.]

Definition: A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids. Tank engine, a locomotive which carries the water and fuel it requires, thus dispensing with a tender.

– Tank iron, plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron.

– Tank worm (Zoöl.), a small nematoid worm found in the water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the Guinea worm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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