tank: Meaning and Definition of
tank
Pronunciation: (tangk), [key] — n.
- a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil.
- a natural or artificial pool, pond, or lake.
- an armored, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine guns and moving on a caterpillar tread.
- a prison cell or enclosure for more than one occupant, as for prisoners awaiting a hearing.
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- to go through the motions of a match but deliberately lose because of an illicit prearrangement or fix; throw a fight.
—v.t. - to put or store in a tank.
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- to fill the gas tank of an automobile or other motor vehicle.
- Slang.to drink a great quantity of alcoholic beverage, esp. to intoxication.
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