Definition of "tank top" [tank• top]

• A sleeveless, tight-fitting, usually knit shirt with wide shoulder straps and no front opening. (noun)

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• "Denny adjusts the weight on the squat-lift machine, towering over me, his tank top showing off his strong biceps, his gym shorts revealing his prosthetic left leg. This leg, the one with the picture of Betty Boop, is named Betty."
• "A girl in a midriff-baring tank top rose out of a barrio in flames, carried aloft on a golden musical staff that snaked across the wall until it reached the gates of a pastel pink heaven with smiling clouds and characters from My Little Pony and Care Bears scampering about on a clean and spacious playground with angel wings attached to their backs."
• "I glance down at my lime green tank top and matching green-and-pink boy shorts, my standard sleeping attire."