tank (t ngk)n. 1. a. A large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases. b. The amount that this container can hold: buy a tank of gas. 2. A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation. 3. An enclosed, heavily armored combat vehicle that is armed with cannon and machine guns and moves on continuous tracks. 4. A tank top. 5. Slang A jail or jail cell. v. tanked, tank·ing, tanks v.tr. To place, store, or process in a tank. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: Slang To suffer a sudden decline or failure: "Steady investors . . . kept their heads when the stock market tanked in October 1987" (Burton G. Malkiel). tank up 1. Slang To drink to the point of intoxication. 2. To fill the tank of a motor vehicle with gasoline. [Partly from Gujarati t  nkh, cistern (from Sanskrit ta ga , pond, perhaps of Dravidian origin) and partly from Portuguese tanque, reservoir (variant of estanque, from estancar, to dam up, from Vulgar Latin *stanticre; see stanch1).]tank  ful (-f l) n. |
tank [tæŋk]
n
1. a large container or reservoir for the storage of liquids or gases tanks for storing oil
2. (Military)
a. an armoured combat vehicle moving on tracks and armed with guns, etc., originally developed in World War I
b. (as modifier) a tank commander a tank brigade
3. Brit and US dialect a reservoir, lake, or pond
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog
a. a light-tight container inside which a film can be processed in daylight, the solutions and rinsing waters being poured in and out without light entering
b. any large dish or container used for processing a number of strips or sheets of film
5. (Law) Slang chiefly US
a. a jail
b. a jail cell
6. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Also called tankful the quantity contained in a tank
7. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Austral a dam formed by excavation
vb
1. (tr) to put or keep in a tank
2. (intr) to move like a tank, esp heavily and rapidly
3. Slang to defeat heavily
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) (Business / Commerce) (intr) Informal to fail, esp commercially See also tank up
[from Gujarati tānkh artificial lake, but influenced also by Portuguese tanque, from estanque pond, from estancar to dam up, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to block, stanch]
tankless adj
tanklike adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tank - an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treadsarmored vehicle, armoured vehicle - a vehicle that is protected by armor plate cannon - heavy gun fired from a tank gun enclosure, gun turret, turret - a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation military vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forces panzer - an armored vehicle or tank tracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| 2. |  tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquidsaquarium, fish tank, marine museum - a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals water tank, cistern - a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet gas holder, gasometer - a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel reservoir - tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) septic tank - large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | |
| 3. | tank - as much as a tank will hold containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 4. |  tank - a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulkfreight car - a railway car that carries freight | |
| 5. | tank - a cell for violent prisoners | |
| Verb | 1. | tank - store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" |
| 2. | tank - consume excessive amounts of alcohol | |
| 3. | tank - treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse" |
tank
noun
3. armoured vehicle, Panzer (German), armoured car, combat vehicle soldiers backed up by tanks
Translations
tank [tæŋk]
A. N
1. (= container) (for liquid) → tanque m, depósito m; (large) → cisterna f (Aut) → depósito m (Sp), tanque m (esp LAm)
fuel tank → depósito m (de combustible)
fish tank → acuario m
petrol or > gas tank (US) → depósito m (de gasolina)
water tank (for village, in house) → depósito m de agua; (on lorry) → cisterna f
see also septic, think D
fuel tank → depósito m (de combustible)
fish tank → acuario m
petrol or > gas tank (US) → depósito m (de gasolina)
water tank (for village, in house) → depósito m de agua; (on lorry) → cisterna f
see also septic, think D
2. (also tankful) (= quantity) → depósito m
B. CPD tank car N (US) → vagón m cisterna
tank engine N → locomotora f ténder
tank top N → chaleco m cerrado
tank wagon N (Rail) → vagón m cisterna (Aut) → camión m cisterna
tank engine N → locomotora f ténder
tank top N → chaleco m cerrado
tank wagon N (Rail) → vagón m cisterna (Aut) → camión m cisterna
tank along VI + ADV → ir a toda pastilla
tank up VI + ADV (with fuel) → llenar el tanque (with de) (with alcohol) → emborracharse (on bebiendo)
tank [ˈtæŋk]
tank
tank:
n
(= container) → Tank m; (esp for water) → Wasserspeicher m; (of boiler) → Kessel m; (Naut, for water supply) → Kessel m; (in submarines) → Tauchtank m; (Rail, in engine) → Kessel m; (for diver: = oxygen tank) → Flasche f; (Phot) → Wanne f; fill up the tank, please (Aut) → volltanken, bitte
tank:
tank top
n → Pullunder m
tank trap
n → Panzersperre f
tank truck
n (esp US) → Tankwagen m
tank wagon, (Brit) tank waggon
n (Rail) → Kesselwagen m
tank [tæŋk] n
tank [tæŋk] n
a. (container, for gas, petrol) → serbatoio; (for rainwater) → cisterna; (for processing) → vasca; (for fish) → acquario
fuel tank → serbatoio del carburante
fuel tank → serbatoio del carburante
b. (Mil) → carro armato
tank [tæŋk] n
a. (container, for gas, petrol) → serbatoio; (for rainwater) → cisterna; (for processing) → vasca; (for fish) → acquario
fuel tank → serbatoio del carburante
fuel tank → serbatoio del carburante
b. (Mil) → carro armato
n tank [tӕŋk]
1 a large container for liquids or gas a hot-water / cold-water tank. tenk صِهْريج цистерна rezervoár, nádrž beholder; -beholder der Tank δεξαμενή, ντεπόζιτο tanque, depósito paak مخزن säiliö réservoir, cuve מְכָל हौज spremnik, rezervoar tartály, tank tangki geymir, tankur serbatoio, tanica タンク 탱크 cisterna, rezervuaras cisterna; tvertne tangki tank beholder, tank zbiornik depósito rezervor, bazin бак rezervoár, nádrž rezervoar cisterna tank, behållare ถังขนาดใหญ่สำหรับบรรจุน้ำหรือก๊าซ depo, sarnıç, tank 槽，箱(容器) цистерна, бак ٹنکي، ٹينک thùng; két 槽，箱（容器）
2 a heavy steel-covered vehicle armed with guns. tenk دَبّابَه танк tank tank der Panzer άρμα μάχης, τανκ tanque de guerra tank تانک panssarivaunu char d'assaut טַנק/שִׁריוֹן टैंक tenk, oklopljena kola tank tank skriðdreki carro armato 전차 tankas tanks kereta kebal tank stridsvogn, tank czołg tanque tanc танк tank tank tenk stridsvagn รถถัง tank 坦克 танк بکتر بند گاڑي xe tăng 坦克
n tanker
1 a ship or large lorry for carrying oil. tenkskip, tenkwa صِهْريجِيَّه،سَفينَة بِتْرول танкер tanker tankskib der Tanker πετρελαιοφόρο, δεξαμενόπλοιο, βυτιοφόρο petrolero tanker نفتکش säiliölaiva, säiliöauto pétrolier מְכַלִית टंकी जहाज tanker, brod-cisterna za prijevoz nafte olajszállító hajó kapal tanker olíu-/tankskip; tankbíll petroliera タンカー 탱커 tanklaivis, cisterna tankkuģis; autocisterna kapal atau lori pembawa minyak tanker tankskip/-bil tankowiec, cysterna petroleiro petrolier танкер tanker tanker tanker tanker, tankbåt, -bil เรือบรรทุก tanker 油船，油罐車 танкер تيل کے حمل و نقل کے ليے استعمال ہونے والي کشتي tàu chở dầu 油船，油罐车
2 an aircraft used to transport fuel etc. tenkvliegtuig طائِرَة نَقْل نَفْط самолет-цистерна zásobovací letadlo tankfly das Tankflugzeug αεροσκάφος μεταφοράς καυσίμων avión cisterna tankurlennuk هواپیمای سوخت رسان säiliökone avion-ravitailleur מְכַלִית तेलपोत zrakoplov za prijevoz goriva üzemanyag-utántöltő repülőgép pesawat tanker tankflugvél aerocisterna 給油機 공중 급유기 degalų lėktuvas degvielas transportlidmašīna kapal terbang pembawa minyak tankvliegtuig tankfly samolot-cysterna avião de carga avion de aprovizionare самолёт-заправщик zásobovacie lietadlo letalo tanker tanker tankningsplan เรือ, เครื่องบิน, หรือรถสำหรับบรรทุกน้ำมันหรือของเหลวอื่น ๆ tanker 運油飛機 літак-заправник ايندھن کے حمل و نقل ميں استعمال ہونے والا جہاز máy bay tiếp nhiên liệu 运油飞机
tank → دبابة, صهريج nádrž, tank tank Panzer, Tank δεξαμενή, τανκ depósito, tanque panssarivaunu, säiliö cuve, tank rezervoar, tenk carro armato, serbatoio タンク, 戦車 탱크 tank tank, tanks czołg, zbiornik tanque танк, цистерна stridsvagn, tank ถังขนาดใหญ่บรรจุน้ำหรือก๊าซ, รถถัง tank bể, xe tăng 坦克, 罐
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