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Substantiivit

1. A closed container for liquids or gases.
2. A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
3. An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
4. A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
5. The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
6. The amount held by a container; a tankful.
7. An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
8. (Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.
9. (Southwestern US chiefly Texas) A large metal container, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.
10. (Southwestern US chiefly Texas) By extension a small pond for the same purpose.
11. (slang) A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.
12. (role-playing 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)

Verbit

1. To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
2. (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.
3. To put fuel into a tank
4. To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.