Tango vs. Tank

Tangonoun

A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

Tangonoun

A piece of music suited to such a dance.

Tangonoun

The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Tangonoun

(slang) enemy, used amongst special police forces, derived from the abbreviation of target using the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Tangonoun

A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

Tangoverb

To dance the tango.

Tangoverb

To mingle or interact (with each other).

Tangonoun

A difficult dance in two-four time characterized by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps, including the cross step and turning steps. The dance is of Spanish origin, and is believed to have been in its original form a part of the fandango.

Tangonoun

a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin

Tangonoun

music written in duple time for dancing the tango

Tangoverb

dance a tango

Tango

Tango is a partner dance, and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, in neighborhoods which had predominantly African descendants.

Tanknoun

A closed container for liquids or gases.

Tanknoun

An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.

Tanknoun

A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.

Tanknoun

The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.

Tanknoun

The amount held by a container; a tankful.

Tanknoun

An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

Tanknoun

(Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.

Tanknoun

A large metal container for holding drinking water for animals, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.

Tanknoun

By extension a small pond for the same purpose.

Tanknoun

(slang) A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.

Tanknoun

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)

Tanknoun

A prison cell, or prison generally.

Tankverb

To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.

Tankverb

(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.

Tankverb

(transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.

Tankverb

To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

Tankverb

(fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.

Tanknoun

A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

Tanknoun

A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids.

Tanknoun

A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.

Tanknoun

a heavily armored combat vehicle which moves on caterpillar treads, rather than wheels. It typically carries a cannon and a heavy machine, and sometimes other weapons. It is the main distinguishing weapon of an armored division.

Tanknoun

a jail cell for temporarily holding prisoners, as in a police station.

Tanknoun

an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

Tanknoun

a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

Tanknoun

as much as a tank will hold

Tanknoun

a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

Tanknoun

a cell for violent prisoners

Tankverb

store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

Tankverb

treat in a tank;

Tank

A tank is an armored fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armor, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; usually their main armament is mounted in a turret.