A Quick and Simple Dictionary

tank

1. Noun.  A container for liquids or gases.
2. Noun.  the fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
3. Noun.  The amount held by a container, =tankful.
4. Noun.  An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
5. Noun.  (context, Australian and Indian English) a reservoir or dam.
6. Noun.  (context, American Southwest English, esp Texas) , a large metal container, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field. By extension a small pond for the same purpose.
7. Noun.  (slang) A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.
8. Noun.  (gaming, video games) In online and offline role-playing games, a character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy with offensive power as a close secondary consideration.
9. Verb.  To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
10. Verb.  (video games) 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.
11. Verb.  To put fuel into a tank.
12. Verb.  To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.