Tank

English Meaning

A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

1. A large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases.
2. The amount that this container can hold: buy a tank of gas.
3. A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation.
4. An enclosed, heavily armored combat vehicle that is armed with cannon and machine guns and moves on continuous tracks.
5. A tank top.
6. Slang A jail or jail cell.
7. To place, store, or process in a tank.
8. Slang To suffer a sudden decline or failure: "Steady investors . . . kept their heads when the stock market tanked in October 1987” ( Burton G. Malkiel).
9. tank up Slang To drink to the point of intoxication.
10. tank up To fill the tank of a motor vehicle with gasoline.