tanks

noun

  1. 1

    A closed container for liquids or gases.

  2. 2

    An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.

  3. 3

    A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.

  4. 4

    The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.

  5. 5

    The amount held by a container; a tankful.

    I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York.
  6. 6

    An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

  7. 7

    (Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.

  8. 8

    A large metal container for holding drinking water for animals, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.

  9. 9

    By extension a small pond for the same purpose.

  10. 10

    A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.

  11. 11

    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).

  12. 12

    A prison cell, or prison generally.

  13. 13

    A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.

Antonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.

  4. 4

    To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

  5. 5

    To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.

  6. 6

    To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.

noun

  1. 1

    A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.

  2. 2

    A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

verb

  1. 1

    To stand; to tolerate.

interjection

  1. 1

    Thanks

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