tank Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
    armoured combat vehicle; armored combat vehicle; army tank.
  2. noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
    storage tank.
  3. noun as much as a tank will hold
    tankful.
  4. noun a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
    tank car.
  5. noun a cell for violent prisoners
    cooler.
  6. verb store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
  7. verb consume excessive amounts of alcohol
  8. verb treat in a tank
    • tank animal refuse

WordNet

Tank noun
Definitions
  1. A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. Simmonds.
Tank noun
Etymology
Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin. Cf. Stank, n.
Definitions
  1. A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids.

Webster 1913