tanking
comes from
mmorpgs, where you would have a
healer in your party and a person with high defense. (i.e. meat sack-o-shield warriors).
the warrior rush an opponent and the monk would do their best to keep the warrior alive with healing and stat bonuses. then, the other members coulda)fight and hit hard b)run away like scared little girlsso, in essence, it is a big distraction to open opportunites for attack or to run away, like a sacrifice but to keepp it alive.
tanking
by cheezburgler on Oct 25, 2010 13:30:27
Example:
My
magic online
opponent has been tanking for several minutes now.
I'm not sure what he could come out with to save him.
tanking
by jschmidty89 on Jan 21, 2008 03:50:11
In
dotA, using your hero to
absorb enemy damage.
Effective when pushing, a
tanker can absorb large amounts of damage while the rest of the team can focus on killing the enemy heroes.
Example:
Pudge: Look at the lvl 1
fv tanking those creeps. What a nub.
Faceless Void: stfu fattie, b0w
dwn! 11! one!
later...
Faceless Void: 1 HoT and 2 Butterflies. I'm a tank.
Pudge: I'm so damn fat.
tanking
by anonymous_cunt on Nov 12, 2011 00:52:35
Tanking is the act of going as fast as you can.
The meaning comes from riding mopeds, which are typicaly a slow form of transport. To get them to go faster, a rider can reduce their profile and improve their
aerodynamics by laying flat on the
fuel tank; "
tanking it".
tanking
by Le Boots on Feb 25, 2008 10:59:24
tanking
by Daze80 on Feb 03, 2007 08:32:46
Example:
Guy1: Man, this team sucks.
Guy2: Yeah, but their tanking anyway to get the
1st overall
draft pick next year.
tanking
by Janet Pinter on Jan 21, 2008 08:32:21
tanking
by Hungynguyen on Jan 23, 2008 06:18:32
(Australia)
This refers to a player in a
computer game that is gaining excess hitpoints and
armour, thereby being more difficult to
eliminate by his/her enemies
tanking
by JakeWalls on Jan 21, 2008 00:59:37
A
super nerd word for "the guy taking all the damage in a mmorpg game" Think total
dumbfuck that has no spell
casting ability and can swing a giant axe so he moronically runs in front of everyone like a big tank.
Example:
Nerdwithnorealworldskills20008 is tanking! Hey put your hex spells on that him so we can mow him down with our +98 damage wind
avenger blade spells! Pass the cheese
wizz and
graham crackers Bill!
tanking
by sycophant on Nov 02, 2007 10:24:48
In a classroom/graded setting, one relies on the current postitive status of their grade, using it as a
buffer in hopes to get to the end of the grading period doing little or no work with mild to no consequence.
Similar to how a tank in an MMO can rely on
buffs to stay alive in a mob, a mob being in this case either a class or a giant-ass
homework load.