tank

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tæŋk/ (æ-tensing) IPA(key): [ˈtʰeɪŋk] Rhymes: -æŋk === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern”) or Marathi टांकी (ṭāṅkī). Compare the Arabic verb اِسْتَنْقَعَ (istanqaʕa, “to become stagnant, to stagnate”). In the sense of armoured vehicle, first attested in 1915, prototypes were described as tanks for carrying water to disguise their nature as well as due to physical resemblance. ==== Noun ==== tank (plural tanks) A closed container for liquids or gases. An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids. A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial). The fuel reservoir of a vehicle. The amount held by a container; a tankful. An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks. (Australia, India) A reservoir or dam. (botany) A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water. (colloquial) A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank. (UK, slang, dated, by extension) A bouncer or doorman. (roleplaying games, board games, video games) A unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks). (US, slang) A prison cell, or prison generally. (poker, slang) A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank. (rail transport) Ellipsis of tank engine or tank locomotive. (clothing) Ellipsis of tank top. ===== Synonyms ===== (military fighting vehicle): battle tank, combat tank, armour (mass noun), tango (Canadian military slang) ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “gaming”): glass cannon ===== Hypernyms ===== (military fighting vehicle): armoured fighting vehicle, armored fighting vehicle, AFV, armoured combat vehicle, armored combat vehicle ===== Hyponyms ===== (military fighting vehicle): infantry tank (historical), cavalry tank (historical), fast tank (historical), cruiser tank (historical), superheavy tank (historical), tankette (historical), bobbin tank (historical), light tank, medium tank, heavy tank, main battle tank, MBT, flail tank, flame tank, flamethrower tank ===== Coordinate terms ===== (military fighting vehicle): armoured car, armoured train, armoured personnel carrier, armored personnel carrier, APC, infantry fighting vehicle, IFV, self-propelled gun, SPG, tank destroyer, assault gun ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== tank (not comparable) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== tank (third-person singular simple present tanks, present participle tanking, simple past and past participle tanked) To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet. (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. (transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank. To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage. (fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt. (originally poker, slang) To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank. (Singapore, colloquial) To stand; to tolerate. (Singapore, colloquial) To willingly take on an undesirable task or burden. ===== Derived terms ===== tank up face tank buay tank (Singapore) ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== tank (plural tanks) A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight. A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== tank on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Kant == Alemannic German == === Interjection === tank (Gressoney) thank you ==== Synonyms ==== dankche fergälts Got merci vrattrus Got wol vergelzgott === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Internationalism. From English tank, from Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī). === Noun === tank (definite accusative tankı, plural tanklar) tank ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tank” in Obastan.com. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtaŋk] Rhymes: -aŋk === Noun === tank m inan tank, armor ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tank”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “tank”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English tank. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /tanˀk/, [ˈtˢɑŋˀɡ̊] ==== Noun ==== tank c (singular definite tanken, plural indefinite tanke) tank (for storage) Synonym: beholder (informal) filling station, gas station (US), petrol station (UK), service station Synonym: tankstation ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== “tank,1” in Den Danske Ordbog === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English tank (but later than the previous word). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /taːnk/, [ˈtˢæːŋɡ̊] ==== Noun ==== tank c (singular definite tanken, plural indefinite tanks) tank (military fighting vehicle) Synonym: kampvogn ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== “tank,2” in Den Danske Ordbog === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /tanˀk/, [ˈtˢɑŋˀɡ̊] ==== Verb ==== tank imperative of tanke == Dutch == === Pronunciation === (Belgium) IPA(key): /tɑŋk/ (Netherlands) IPA(key): /tɛŋk/ Hyphenation: tank (Belgium) Rhymes: -ɑŋk (Netherlands) Rhymes: -ɛŋk === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English tank. ==== Noun ==== tank m (plural tanks, diminutive tankje n) tank (storage reservoir) tank (armoured fighting vehicle with tracks and direct-fire gun) Synonym: vechtwagen (slang) a muscular, physically imposing man ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Aukan: tenki → Caribbean Javanese: tèng ===== See also ===== pantserwagen === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tank inflection of tanken: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === kant == French == === Etymology === English tank. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃k/, (Quebec) /taŋk/ === Noun === tank m (plural tanks) tank (military vehicle) Synonyms: char, char d'assaut, char de combat (North America) tank (container) Synonym: réservoir === Further reading === “tank”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taŋk/ Rhymes: -aŋk === Verb === tank singular imperative of tanken (colloquial) first-person singular present of tanken == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tank. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɒŋk] Hyphenation: tank Rhymes: -ɒŋk === Noun === tank (plural tankok) tank (a closed container for liquids or gases) tank, fuel tank (the fuel reservoir of a vehicle) Synonym: üzemanyagtartály (military) tank, armoured fighting vehicle (military fighting vehicle) Synonyms: harckocsi, páncélkocsi, páncélos (photography) developing tank (a closed container used for developing film in a daylight environment) Synonym: előhívó tank ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === tank in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Dutch tank, from English tank, from Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), originally from Indian vernacular for a large artificial water reservoir, cistern, pool, etc., for example, Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī) or Marathi टाकी (ṭākī), from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka). Doublet of tangki. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtɛŋk/ [ˈt̪ɛŋk̚] Rhymes: -ɛŋk IPA(key): /ˈtaŋ/ [ˈt̪aŋ] Rhymes: -aŋ Homophone: tang === Noun === tank (plural tank-tank) tank, an armored fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks ==== Alternative forms ==== tang teng ==== Synonyms ==== kereta kebal (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) === Further reading === “tank”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English tank. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛnk/, /ˈtank/ Rhymes: -ɛnk, -ank Hyphenation: tànk === Noun === tank m (invariable) tank (military and container) === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tank. === Noun === tank m (definite singular tanken, indefinite plural tanker, definite plural tankene) a tank (container, as below) (military, nonstandard since 2005) a tank (armoured fighting vehicle) (form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tanks) Synonym: stridsvogn ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “tank” in The Bokmål Dictionary. === Anagrams === kant == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tank/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English tank. ==== Noun ==== tank m (definite singular tanken, indefinite plural tankar, definite plural tankane) a tank (closed container for liquids or gases) (military, nonstandard since 2005) a tank (armoured fighting vehicle) ((pre-2005) alternative form of tanks) Synonym: stridsvogn ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== tank imperative of tanka === References === “tank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === kant == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian та́нк (tánk), borrowed from English tank (or the English term was directly borrowed to Polish). First attested in 1922. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaŋk/, /ˈtank/ Rhymes: -aŋk, -ank Syllabification: tank === Noun === tank m inan(dated) tank (container for fluids) Hypernym: zbiornik duży tank ― big tank pojemność tanku ― tank's capacity stalowe tanki ― steel tanks (military) tank (armoured fighting vehicle) Synonym: czołg gąsienice tanków ― tank's caterpillar tracks lufy tanków ― tank's barrels niemieckie tanki ― German tanks radzieckie/ruskie/sowieckie tanki ― Russki/Soviet tanks rosyjskie/ruskie tanki ― Russian/Russki tanks ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === tank m animal (board games, roleplaying games, video games) tank (role playing character) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === tank in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tank in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Noun === tank c tank (container for liquids) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== dunk tanke === Anagrams === kant == Turkish == === Etymology === From English tank. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋk/ Rhymes: -ɑŋk === Noun === tank (definite accusative tankı, plural tanklar) tank ==== Declension ====