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