tank top

noun

: a sleeveless collarless shirt with usually wide shoulder straps and no front opening

Examples of tank top in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wear them with jeans and a tank top like Johnson or dress them up with trousers for the office. — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

This timeless dress features a form-fitting tank top paired with a looser, A-line maxi skirt that hits at a true maxi length for petite wearers, and fits more like a midi for those who are taller. — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026

Early in the season, try a tank top or baby tee; come October, a plaid shirt is your best bet. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 July 2026

The Wuthering Heights actress stunned in a flowy butter yellow silk tank top, which featured micro yellow straps and was trimmed with ornate white eyelet lace along the neckline and hemline. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tank top

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop

Kids Definition

tank top

noun

: a sleeveless collarless shirt with a low neckline