TANK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TANK?

Need another word that means the same as “tank”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “tank” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tank” are: storage tank, cooler, army tank, tank car, tankful, container, receptacle, vat, cistern, barrel, storage chamber, repository, reservoir, holder, basin, aquarium, bowl, combat vehicle, dungeon, oubliette, prison, beat, conquer, win against, win a victory over, triumph over, prevail over, get the better of, best, worst, vanquish

Tank as a Noun

Definitions of "Tank" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tank” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A heavy armoured fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track.
• A reservoir.
• As much as a tank will hold.
• An enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads.
• A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids.
• A cell in a police station or jail.
• A cell for violent prisoners.
• A large receptacle or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas.
• A freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk.
• The container holding the fuel supply in a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc.
• A receptacle with transparent sides in which to keep fish; an aquarium.

Synonyms of "Tank" as a noun (21 Words)

aquarium	A building containing tanks of live fish of different species.
army tank	A large number of people united for some specific purpose.
barrel	A barrel together with its contents. The well was producing 10 000 barrels a day.
basin	The quantity that a basin will hold. Flood control in the Missouri basin.
bowl	The contents of a bowl. A sugar bowl.
cistern	A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.
combat vehicle	An engagement fought between two military forces.
container	A discrete environment set up within an operating system in which one or more applications may be run, typically assigned only those resources necessary for the application to function correctly. The cakes will keep for up to two weeks if kept in an airtight container.
cooler	A refrigerator. The cooler was a dark claustrophobic room.
dungeon	A dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined.
holder	A smallholder. The FA Cup holders.
oubliette	A secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling.
prison	A prisonlike situation a place of seeming confinement. He died in prison.
receptacle	A container that is used to put or keep things in. Fast food receptacles.
repository	A place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities. A deep repository for nuclear waste.
reservoir	A receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid. An infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival.
storage chamber	The process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk.
storage tank	A depository for goods.
tank car	A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids.
tankful	As much as a tank will hold.
vat	A water-insoluble dye, such as indigo, that is applied to a fabric in a reducing bath which converts it to a soluble form, the colour being obtained on subsequent oxidation in the fabric fibres. A vat of hot tar.

Usage Examples of "Tank" as a noun

• A large class of 0-6-0 tanks.
• The trucks all had a full tank of gasoline.

Tank as a Verb

Definitions of "Tank" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tank” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Consume excessive amounts of alcohol.
• Defeat heavily.
• Fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel.
• (in sport) deliberately lose or fail to finish (a match.
• Treat in a tank.
• Store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it.
• Fail completely, especially at great financial cost.
• Drink heavily; become drunk.

Synonyms of "Tank" as a verb (10 Words)

beat	Give a beating to subject to a beating either as a punishment or as an act of aggression. Beat the egg whites.
best	Get the better of. She refused to allow herself to be bested.
conquer	Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. Conquer your fears.
get the better of	Give certain properties to something.
prevail over	Prove superior.
triumph over	Be ecstatic with joy.
vanquish	Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. He successfully vanquished his rival.
win a victory over	Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
win against	Win something through one’s efforts.
worst	Get the better of; defeat. This was not the time for a deep discussion she was tired and she would be worsted.

Usage Examples of "Tank" as a verb

• The powerful baseliner had tanked the match.
• They get tanked up before the game.
• The previous movie had tanked at the box office.
• The cars stopped to tank up.
• Rangers tanked the local side 8–0.
• Tank animal refuse.

Associations of "Tank" (30 Words)

arrow	A mark or sign resembling an arrow used to show direction or position. Lights arrowed down into the airport.
artillery	Large-calibre guns used in warfare on land. Tanks and heavy artillery.
assail	Make a concerted or violent attack on. Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week.
ballast	Make steady with a ballast. Ballast resistors.
ballistic	Relating to projectiles or their flight.
battalion	A large organized group of people pursuing a common aim. A battalion of ants.
bomb	Make someone homeless by destroying their home with bombs. That bomb of an old movie.
bombard	Direct high energy particles or radiation against. The city was bombarded by federal forces.
bombardier	The member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target.
bullet	A stick of lipstick (considered separately from the tube in which it is encased. The ball sped across the grass like a bullet.
cannon	Make a cannon shot. They would cross at the Town ford under cover of the defending cannon.
capacity	Tolerance for alcohol. The stadium s seating capacity.
cartridge	Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun. He loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck.
cockpit	Compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft. Most conventional army training takes place on the cockpit of Salisbury Plain.
deactivation	The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb.
defence	A structure used to defend against attack. Wire netting is the best defence against rabbits.
defense	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies. The artillery battered down the defenses.
fighter	A fast military aircraft designed for attacking other aircraft. The distinction between civilian populations and fighters.
firing	The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy. The prolonged firing caused heavy losses.
foam	Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. Foam rubber.
gallon	A unit of liquid capacity equal to 3.79 litres. Gallons of fake blood.
gunner	(in the British army) an artillery soldier (used especially as an official term for a private).
missile	An object which is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon. One of the players was hit on the head by a missile thrown by a spectator.
ordnance	Military supplies. The gun was a brand new piece of ordnance.
projectile	Denoting or relating to a projectile. They tried to shield Johnson from the projectiles that were being thrown.
rifle	A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore. Ferguson rifled home his fourth goal of the season.
rocket	An elongated rocket propelled missile or spacecraft. She shot out of her chair like a rocket.
trajectory	The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces. The rapid upward trajectory of Rich s career.
war	A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply. Small states warred against each another.
weapon	A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage. Nuclear weapons.