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petrol
Noun
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Petrol is a liquid fuel made from oil.
I don't care whether the car's got a diesel engine or a petrol engine as long as it'll get me from A to B.
Drivers are lining up for hours in front of petrol stations.
Petrol prices are on the way up again with Shell pushing prices at the pumps to more than £2.34p.
Let's hope the car doesn't run out of petrol.
tank
Noun
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A tank is a large, strong container for gas or liquid.
The gas stove was connected to a propane tank.
When the house needs heat, hot water from the storage tank is transferred to the house.
The firefighter was in full gear: helmet, flashlight, oxygen tank strapped across his back.
The fuel tank holds 40 liters.
The most common sources of groundwater pollution are leaking underground storage tanks.
She was pumping gas into the tank of her 1977 Ford LTD.
There was a large fish tank in which a few small orange fish were swimming.
A notebook and pen lie on top of the toilet tank.
I returned the car to her with an empty tank.
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A tank is a large metal vehicle with a gun that runs on tracks.
They do not have heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles.
1968 was the year Soviet tanks rolled into Prague.
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The tank is a room, usually in a police station, for keeping people locked up.
The police threw him in the holding tank with us.
tank
Verb
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If something tanks, it gets worse quickly.
farm
Noun
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A piece of land where people work growing plants and animals. Usually, a farm makes food for its owners to eat or sell.
We grow cows and apples on our farm.
farm
Verb
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To grow plants or animals on a piece of land.
My father farms on a large parcel of land for a living.