tank
A closed container for liquids or gases.
Noun 4 meanings
A closed container for liquids or gases.
“The propane is stored in these tanks.”
An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
“The contractors installed a new tank with gorgeous fish and corals.”
A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
“We have brought the van to a garage after we found a leak in the tank.”
Verb 4 meanings
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.
“Concrete below ground must be fully tanked to prevent water uptake.”
To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
Etymology
From Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern”) or Marathi टांकी (ṭāṅkī). A false friend can be found in North Germanic: dunk (“canister, keg”), 17th c.
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TANK at a glance
TANK has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (T 1 + A 1 + N 1 + K 5) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,589 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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