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Tank

/tæŋk/

Tank is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The amount held by a container; a tankful.
    “I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York.”
  2. A closed container for liquids or gases.
verb
  1. To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
  2. 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.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms armour battle tank combat tank tango
Antonyms glass cannon

Origin

From Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati tankh.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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