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

  • (..) Two's about to blow! Great! Are you a Black Thumb? Alright, engine one. Now! You and me. th wheel. We'll unhook the tank. One man, one bullet. I can't see. / Maadi. I can't see. Hey! They've got spears and plows! (..)
    2015 Mad Max: Fury Road
  • (..) It's open. We know that. Right? He brought all his war parties through! So, we take the War Rig and we charge it right through the middle of 'em. We can decouple the tank at the pass... ...shut it off behind us. Ka-Boom!! And how exactly do we take the Citadel? Assuming we're still (..)
    2015 Mad Max: Fury Road