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built like a tank

built like a tank adjective: broad-shouldered and of solid, muscular build.

Adjective

built like a tank (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Broad-shouldered and of solid, muscular build.
    • Standing 6'8" and built like a tank, Adam was not a man to be messed with.
  2. (slang, usually, machine, building) Sturdy; exceptionally well constructed.

Questions about built like a tank

What does built like a tank mean?
Built like a tank means broad-shouldered and of solid, muscular build.
What part of speech is built like a tank?
Built like a tank is an adjective.

Words near built like a tank in the dictionary

  1. built into
  2. built like a brick outhouse
  3. built like a brick shipyard
  4. built like a brick shithouse
  5. built like a shit brickhouse
  6. built like a tank
  7. built on
  8. built on sand
  9. built out
  10. built the plane while flying it
  11. built up

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