face tank

verb

To absorb damage directly, especially in an unsophisticated or unskillful way.

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Meanings

verbface tank (third-person singular simple present face tanks, present participle face tanking, simple past and past participle face tanked)

present singular third person face tanks · participle present face tanking · participle past face tanked · past face tanked

  1. video gamesTo absorb damage directly, especially in an unsophisticated or unskillful way.

Origin

From tank (“attract or resist damage”) and face (“the player character as opposed to minions”), the idea being that to face tank is to accept enemy attacks without any attempt to deflect their damage to non-player entities; thus, to simply absorb them directly.

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APA

face tank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20tank

MLA

“face tank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20tank. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “face tank,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20tank.

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