tank

1. any person who is exceptionally large, either in terms of height, wieght; being built.

2. any person who is exceptionally strong.
man! hes a friggin’ tank!
noun: a player-character, typically in a mmorpg, that is able to occupy an agressor and take the brunt of the aggressor’s attacks while the other players deal damage, heal, or perform some other action. the “tank” can survive longer while taking damage than the other characters. typically, the tank has higher hitpoints (health) and a higher armor rating than the other characters. less commonly, a character with a lower armor rating can perform the actions of the tank by using avoidance abilities. ultimately, the tank needs to be able to occupy the agressor without dying. the method employed, whether avoidance or absorption, does not matter, as long as the tank can mitigate damage in some way.

verb: to “tank”, or “tanking”, would be the action of performing the duties of the tank as described above.
1.n. that warrior is a good tank because he can take a lot of damage and he has a lot of hitpoints.
2.v. the warrior is tanking the mob right now.
3.v. do you think you can tank this mob for us?
1. armored military vehicle used for -ssaulting the enemy with a swivel mounted cannon.

2. a container used to hold liquids.

3. not a rogue, ranger, or monk in fantasy roleplaying video games.
verb, to drink heavily (alcholic beverages).

noun, one who drinks heavily (alcholic beverages).

adjective, drunk or intoxicated.
dudes, let’s go tank!

he was tanking bigtime.

man, you are such a tank!

i’m so tanked!
to deminish rapidly, to crash
g.w.’s approval rating really has tanked over the past couple weeks
v. to persevere through a bad situation that would normally depress or discourage anyone else. derived from the mmorpg term “tank” that refers to a character role that soaks damage but fails to die.
man, three exams, senior project, and girlfriend issues? henry really tanked through that one.
an epic computer game involving 2-4 players firing projectiles, ranging from small misseles to atom bombs, at each other, attempting to destroy each other’s tanks. this game is famous for douche moves such as air strike, super shield, teleport kamikaze attack, and teaming up on noobs.
dude, do you want to team up on matt in this game of tanks?

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