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tanked

The correct spelling is tanked.

How to pronounce tanked

verb

Say it like: Tan-ked

The correct spelling is tanked. 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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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
  4. 4.To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
  5. 5.To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.

adjective

  1. 1.Drunk

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