tank
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Is tank a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (Australia, India) A reservoir or dam.AustraliaIndia
2. (botany) A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water.
3. (colloquial) A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.colloquial
4. (UK, slang, dated, by extension) A bouncer or doorman.UKbroadlydatedslang
5. (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).Examples: "The paladin can make for a decent tank, but I recommend that you get a class with better taunting skills."
6. (US, slang) A prison cell, or prison generally.Examples: "drunk tank"; "The sheriff threw us in the tank without charges!"; "By the nature of imprisonment, one is perceived by free society as something subhuman. By the nature of being on a protective custody tank, a "gay tank", everyone there is seen as members of the lowest caste in the system."USslang
verb (English)
1. (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.
2. (transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.Examples: "Concrete below ground must be fully tanked to prevent water uptake."; "Sometimes oils are tanked for months or years at a time (e.g., linseed oil)."transitive
3. (fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.Examples: "Unless Bane can tank Helicarrier-busting explosions I'm not sure how he stands a chance."; "A weakened Superman tanked an explosion 50 times larger than the Kepler's Supernova and the electromagnetic shock wave hit him."; "Barda could BFR and I doubt She hulk is tanking a blow from her rod, so she takes."slang
4. (originally poker, slang) To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.slang
5. (Singapore, colloquial) To stand; to tolerate.Singaporecolloquial
6. (Singapore, colloquial) To willingly take on an undesirable task or burden.Singaporecolloquial
Definition source: Wiktionary