Tank - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
- as much as a tank will hold
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
- a cell for violent prisoners (syn: cooler)
verb
- consume excessive amounts of alcohol
- treat in a tank
Extra examples
Some people say she deliberately tanked the match.
Some people have accused her of tanking.
They tanked the match.
Our team always tanks them.
The water tank is leaking.
Somehow the chemical got from a storage tank into water supplies.
We set off next day on a full tank.
Not long after the chairman resigned, shares in the company tanked.
His last film tanked in the States, but did well in the UK.
He tanked right over her without so much as noticing her. (A. Thirkell)
The tank is reinforced to prevent breaks and leaks.
The tank was hit by enemy fire.
A tank guarded the bridge from enemy attack.
There was a layer of sediment in the bottom of the tank.
We bled air from the tank.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: tank
he/she/it: tanks
present participle: tanking
past tense: tanked
past participle: tanked
singular: tank
plural: tanks
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