tank

Definition

  • noun: a container for holding a liquid or gas
  • noun: one built as a water supply
  • verb: to be very unsuccessful
  • verb: to place, store, or treat in a tank
  • synonyms: pond, archives, armory

Examples

  • The team 'went into the tank' [=got much worse; became very unsuccessful] last season.

  • We went through a 'tank' [='tankful'] of gas on the trip.

  • Some people say she deliberately 'tanked' the match.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Well, you know, the suit can take the weight, right? So I take the tank, fly it right up to the General's palace, drop it at his feet, I'm like, "Boom! You looking for this?" "Boom! Are you looking..." Why do I even talk to you guys? Everywhere else that story kills. That's the whole story? (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron