tank /tangk/

1. A large basin or cistern
2. A reservoir of water, oil, etc
3. An armoured, enclosed, armed vehicle moving on caterpillar wheels
4. A receptacle for developing solutions (photography)
5. The amount held in a tank, a tankful
6. A police or prison cell (US sl)
7. A pool, pond, reservoir (Ind, NZ and Aust)
8. A pond (US)

1. To store in a tank
2. To plunge into a tank
3. To defeat, thrash (slang)

1. To drink heavily (with up; slang)
2. To refuel (often with up; informal)
3. To travel (esp to drive) at great speed or relentlessly
4. To fail, esp at great cost (US inf)
5. To lose or drop points, games, etc deliberately (tennis sl)

tankˈage noun

1. Storing in tanks
2. Charge for such storage
3. The capacity of a tank or tanks
4. Residue from tanks
5. A fertilizer derived from the dried residues of animal carcases

tanked adjective (slang; often with up)

Drunk

tankˈer noun

1. A ship or heavy vehicle that carries liquids, esp oil in bulk
2. An aircraft that refuels others

To transport in a tanker

tankˈful noun (pl tankˈfuls)

tankˈing noun

1. A defeat, a thrashing (slang)
2. Waterproof material included in an underground structure to prevent infiltration of subsoil water (building, civil eng)

tankˈless adjective

tankˈbuster noun (milit sl)

A jet aircraft designed to attack and destroy tanks

tankˈbusting noun

tank car or tank wagon noun

A railway wagon for carrying oil or other liquid in a large tank

tank engine noun

A locomotive that incorporates its own tanks for carrying water and coal (without the need for a tender)

tank farm noun

An area with tanks for storing oil

tankˈ-farmer noun

tankˈ-farming noun

Hydroponics

tank furnace noun (glass-making)

A furnace consisting of a large ‘box’ of refractory material, which can hold up to 200 tonnes of glass

tank top noun

A sleeveless pullover, usu with a low round neckline, worn over a shirt, etc

tank trap noun

An obstacle large enough to stop a military tank

tanked up (informal)

Having drunk a large amount of alcohol

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