Crater
Crater verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: a time when dot-coms were cratering left and right
Tank
Tank verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Later on, Tony gets blasted out of the sky by a tank, and slams hard into the ground, making a large crater.
Source: Not the Fall That Kills You - During the attack on the remains of the Battered-Sea crater, Night Strike fills this role for Rangefinder and Fyre, acting as the gunner, loader, and commander for the tank while Rangefinder drove.
- Try to imagine just how much of a panic attack a logistics officer had when trying to figure out how to pull a 76-ton tank out of a crater in a bog in the middle of a battle.
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