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tank

/ˈteɪ̯ŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Tank means: an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads.

Synonyms for tank7

noun, as in an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle

noun, as in a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

storage tank

noun, as in as much as a tank will hold

tankful

noun, as in a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

tank car

noun, as in a cell for violent prisoners

What does tank mean?8

noun

1

an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

2

a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

3

as much as a tank will hold

4

a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

5

a cell for violent prisoners

verb

1

store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

2

consume excessive amounts of alcohol

3

treat in a tank“tank animal refuse”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tank?18

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Tank in a sentence

  • The whole bike had been painted, from the handlebars to the fuel tank.LK
  • There's little water in the tank, if any.Swift
  • Early in the morning, the tank battle began.AlanF_US
  • According to the gas gauge, we still have half a tank.CK
  • When we inspected the tank last week, it wasn't leaking.CK
  • Rodrigo pushed the detonator, expecting the tank to explode.Amastan
  • Don't tap on the fish tank, it can stress the fish.Amastan
  • When it comes to ground warfare, tanks remain the apex predators.Adelpa

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tank

as a noun

plural
tanks

as a verb

past tense
tanked
present participle
tanking
third-person singular
tanks
past participle
tanked