FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n A container for liquids or gases.

n The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.

n The amount held by a container; a tankful.

n An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

n (context|Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.

n (context|Southwestern US|especially|_|Texas) A large metal container, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field. By extension a small pond for the same purpose.

n (slang) A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.

n (gaming|video games|online games) In online and offline role-playing games, a character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy with offensive power as a close secondary consideration.

v To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.

v (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.

v To put fuel into a tank

v To deliberate | deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.