Meaning

2 senses
  1. An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.

  2. The top of a ship's bilge tank, usually the lowest horizontal surface on board.

More definitions
  • a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt or blouse

Examples

7 sentences
  1. She is wearing a white tank top.

  2. Rima always wore a tank top.

  3. He's wearing skinny jeans and a tank top.

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  4. Tank tops are a godsend on hot summer days.

  5. I never wear tank tops.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pool

The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pools were called swimming tanks.

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