tank

tank
I UK [tæŋk] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "tank":
singular tank plural tanks
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1) a large metal container for liquid or gas

a water/oil/fuel tank

a) the liquid or gas in a tank, or the amount that a tank contains

We made it to York on a single tank of petrol.

b) a glass container for fish, snakes etc

a fish tank

2)
a) a very strong military vehicle with a large gun on the top and wheels that have metal bands called tracks around them
b) [only before noun] belonging to or connected with a military tank

a tank commander/regiment/shell

3) American informal a room in a police station where prisoners are kept
4) Indian English an artificial lake used for supplying people with water through a system of pipes

II UK [tæŋk] / US verb [intransitive]
Word forms "tank":
present tense I/you/we/they tank he/she/it tanks present participle tanking past tense tanked past participle tanked mainly American
if something such as a product tanks, it fails completely

She released a solo single, but it tanked.

Phrasal verbs:

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