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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
tank
/tæŋk/
noun1 of 2
container for holding liquid or gas
- “Remember to turn off the fish tank light at night.”Tatoeba
- “According to the gas gauge, we still have half a tank.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)