Tank | Mean of tank in English Dictionary
/ˈtæŋk/
- Noun
- a container for holding a liquid or gas
- a water/oil/fuel tank
- fish tanks
- I filled the (gas) tank before I left for Maine.
- the amount that a tank will hold
- 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
- The economy is in the tank right now.
- The team went into the tank [=got much worse; became very unsuccessful] last season.
- Verb
- to be very unsuccessful
- The movie tanked.
- to make no effort to win a contest (such as a tennis match)
- Some people say she deliberately tanked the match.
- Some people have accused her of tanking.
- to fill a vehicle with fuel
- We should tank up [=fill up] before we leave.