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tank

/tæŋk/

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noun

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.
"I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York."
An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
(Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.
A large metal container for holding drinking water for animals, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.
By extension a small pond for the same purpose.
A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.
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).
A prison cell, or prison generally.
A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.

To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
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.
To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.

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