English Explanatory Dictionary

face tank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

face tank face tanks face tanking face tanked

Etymology

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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