tank

Meanings

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.
• An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
• 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.
• A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
• A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

Verb

• 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.
• To stand; to tolerate.

Related

Similar words

• battle tank, combat tank, armour , tango

Opposite words

• glass cannon

Narrower meaning words

• infantry tank , cavalry tank , fast tank , cruiser tank , superheavy tank , tankette , bobbin tank , light tank, medium tank, heavy tank, main battle tank, MBT, flail tank, flame tank, flamethrower tank

Broader meaning words

• armoured fighting vehicle, armored fighting vehicle, AFV, armoured combat vehicle, armored combat vehicle

Origin

• From Portuguese tanque ("tank, liquid container"), originally from Indian vernacular for a large artificial water reservoir, cistern, pool, etc., for example, Gujarati ટાંકી or Marathi टाकी. Compare the Arabic verb اِسْتَنْقَعَ.
• In the sense of armoured vehicle, prototypes were described as tanks for carrying water to disguise their nature as well as due to physical resemblance.