Tank | Mean of tank in English Dictionary

/ˈtæŋk/

• Noun
• a container for holding a liquid or gas
1. a water/oil/fuel tank
2. fish tanks
3. I filled the (gas) tank before I left for Maine.
• the amount that a tank will hold
1. We went through a tank [=tankful] of gas on the trip.
• a military vehicle that moves on two large metal belts with wheels inside them and that is covered in heavy armor

• in or into a very bad state or condition
1. The economy is in the tank right now.
2. The team went into the tank [=got much worse; became very unsuccessful] last season.
• Verb
• to be very unsuccessful
1. The movie tanked.
• to make no effort to win a contest (such as a tennis match)
1. Some people say she deliberately tanked the match.
2. Some people have accused her of tanking.
• to fill a vehicle with fuel
1. We should tank up [=fill up] before we leave.