tank

tank  (tngk)

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.

Slang To suffer a sudden decline or failure: "Steady investors . . . kept their heads when the stock market tanked in October 1987" Burton G. Malkiel.

Phrasal Verb:

tank up

1. Slang To drink to the point of intoxication.

2. To fill the tank of a motor vehicle with gasoline.

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[Partly from Gujarati tnkh, cistern (from Sanskrit taga, 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).]

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tankful (-fl) n.

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tank

Noun

1. a large container for storing liquids or gases

2. an armoured combat vehicle moving on tracks and armed with guns

3. Also called: (tankful) the quantity contained in a tank [Gujarati (language of W India) tānkh artificial lake]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tank - an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank armored 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 liquids storage tank aquarium, 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 gas tank, gasoline tank, petrol tank - a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle 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) hot-water heater, hot-water tank, water heater - a heater and storage tank to supply heated water
	3.	tank - as much as a tank will hold tankful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	4.	tank - a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk tank car freight car - a railway car that carries freight
	5.	tank - a cell for violent prisoners cooler jail cell, prison cell, cell - a room where a prisoner is kept
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 booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
	3.	tank - treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

Translations

tank [tæŋk] n (= water tank) → depósito, tanque m;

(for fish) → acuario;

(MIL) → tanque m

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tank [tæŋk] n → réservoir m;

(for processing) → cuve f;

(for fish) → aquarium m;

(Mil) → char m d'assaut, tank m

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tank [tæŋk] n → Tank m;

(for photographic processing) → Wanne f;

(also: fish tank) → Aquarium nt;

(Mil) → Panzer m

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tank [tæŋk] n → serbatoio;

(for processing) → vasca;

(for fish) → acquario;

(MIL) → carro armato