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Definitions and meaning of tank
tank
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tæŋk/
(æ-tensing) IPA(key): [ˈtɛəŋk]
Rhymes: -æŋk
Etymology 1
From Portuguesetanque(“tank, liquid container”), originally from Indian vernacular for a large artificial water reservoir, cistern, pool, etc., for example, Gujarati ટાંકી(ṭā̃kī) or Marathi टाकी(ṭākī). Compare the Arabic verb اِسْتَنْقَعَ(istanqaʕa, “to become stagnant, to stagnate”).
In the sense of armoured vehicle, first attested in 1915, prototypes were described as tanks for carrying water to disguise their nature as well as due to physical resemblance.
Noun
tank (pluraltanks)
A closed container for liquids or gases.
An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
The amount held by a container; a tankful.
An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
(Australia, India) A reservoir or dam.
(botany) A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water.
(colloquial) A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.
(UK, slang, dated, by extension) A bouncer or doorman.
(roleplaying games, board games, video games) a unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks).
(US, slang) A prison cell, or prison generally.
(poker, slang) A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.
(rail transport)Short for tank engineand tank locomotive.
(military fighting vehicle):infantry tank(historical), cavalry tank (historical), fast tank (historical), cruiser tank (historical), superheavy tank (historical), tankette (historical), bobbin tank (historical), light tank, medium tank, heavy tank, main battle tank, MBT, flail tank, flame tank, flamethrower tank
tank (third-person singular simple presenttanks, present participletanking, simple past and past participletanked)
To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
(video games) 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.
(transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
(fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
(originally poker, slang) To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.
To put or keep in a tank.
Concrete below ground must be fully tanked to prevent water uptake.
Derived terms
tank up
face tank
Translations
References
Etymology 2
Noun
tank (pluraltanks)
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
References
Etymology 3
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Verb
tank (third-person singular simple presenttanks, present participletanking, simple past and past participletanked)
(Singapore, informal) To stand; to tolerate.
Related terms
buay tank
Further reading
tank on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Kant
Alemannic German
Interjection
tank
(Gressoney) thank you
Synonyms
dankche
fergälts Got
merci
vrattrus Got
wol vergelzgott
References
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Internationalism. From Englishtank, from Portuguesetanque, from Gujaratiટાંકી(ṭā̃kī), from Marathiटाकी(ṭākī), ultimately from Sanskritतडग(taḍaga, “pond”).
Noun
tank (definite accusativetankı, pluraltanklar)
tank
Declension
Further reading
“tank” in Obastan.com.
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈtaŋk]
Rhymes: -aŋk
Noun
tankm inan
tank, armor
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
tank in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
tank in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
(photography) developing tank (a closed container used for developing film in a daylight environment)
Synonym:előhívó tank
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
tank in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutchtank, from Englishtank, from Portuguesetanque(“tank, liquid container”), originally from Indian vernacular for a large artificial water reservoir, cistern, pool, etc., for example, Gujarati ટાંકી(ṭā̃kī) or Marathi टाकी(ṭākī), from Sanskritतडग(taḍaga, “pond”). Doublet of tangki.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtɛŋk/, /ˈtaŋ/
Hyphenation: tank
Homophone: tang(in second pronunciation)
Noun
tank (first-person possessivetankku, second-person possessivetankmu, third-person possessivetanknya)
tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
Alternative forms
tang
teng
Synonyms
kereta kebal(Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
“tank” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.