Dictionary  tankPronunciation: (tangk), [key] —n. 1. a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil. 2. a natural or artificial pool, pond, or lake. 3. Mil.an armored, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine guns and moving on a caterpillar tread. 4. Slang.a prison cell or enclosure for more than one occupant, as for prisoners awaiting a hearing. 5. See tank top. 6. go in the tank, Boxing Slang.to go through the motions of a match but deliberately lose because of an illicit prearrangement or fix; throw a fight. —v.t. 1. to put or store in a tank. 2. tank up, a. to fill the gas tank of an automobile or other motor vehicle. b. Slang.to drink a great quantity of alcoholic beverage, esp. to intoxication. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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