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to tank

to tank

11 8.8
To drink a lot of alcohol quickly
  • verb
  • /tæŋk/
  • Slang
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  • They'll just think he got tanked, like he usually is.
  • get tanked
  • go get tanked
  • want to get tanked

And I spent the rest of the summer just tanking and I said, oh, fuck this.

Examples

  • Once in a while, I get together with friends and we get tanked, but I pay the price with a hangover. Then I don't drink for months.

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  • Boy, he's really tanked up.

  • Y'all wanna come tank up with us?

  • Trina and I are gonna tank up.

  • I think I'm gonna get tanked tonight.

  • He's terrible when he gets all tanked up.

  • So we got tanked at this really nice restaurant and then ditched out on the check.

  • So let's get totally tanked up, go down to the dance at Lincoln and pick up some sleazy chicks.

  • Both Jess and Claudia got tanked at a bar called Tides, which was in Belmar.

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  • After a long week at work, I just want to go out and tank with my friends at the bar.

Synonyms

to booze
vsto tank
  • Informal
5 8.4

To drink a lot of alcohol

involves rapid heavy drinking that leads to becoming very drunk

Antonyms

33 4.6

To stop being drunk and feel normal again

Idioms

in the tank
  • Informal
5 9.6

In a very weak or failing state, often financially

Phrasal Verbs

to buay tank
  • Slang
9.9

To do very badly at something, often said jokingly

Remove all fuel or other liquid from a tank until it is empty

5.1

Use all your energy in a final effort until you have none left

Compounds

76 4.1

A group of experts who study public problems and give advice to governments and others

35 1.8

A container on a car or bike that holds fuel for the engine

28 1.3

A tight shirt without sleeves that has wide shoulder straps

18 1.5

A glass box that holds water for keeping live fish

11 4.3

An underground tank where bacteria break down sewage and solids before they drain away

9 1.9

A container that holds water for flushing a toilet

8 3.1

A large container that holds liquids like water in factories or farms

2 4.8

A large American battle vehicle used by the army with thick armor and a powerful gun

army tank
  • Specialized
2 3.5

A heavy armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks and fights in war

tank shell
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A metal explosive shot from a tank's main gun

1 4.2

A soldier who controls a military tank

1 2.7

Water kept in an aquarium or tank for fish and plants

1 2.4

A container that heats and holds hot water for a building

tank farm
  • Specialized
1 5.1

An area of land where large metal containers store oil or other liquids

tank car
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A train car that carries large amounts of liquids or gases

tank engine
  • Archaic
1 5.0

A steam train that carries its own fuel and water without another car behind it

tank truck
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A large vehicle with a tank that carries liquids or gases on roads

1 2.5

A part of a vehicle that holds gasoline for the engine

tank destroyer
  • Archaic
1 8.1

A light military vehicle with a strong anti-tank gun that stops enemy tanks

1 3.2

A one-piece bathing suit for women with shoulder straps and no skirt

2.7

A container in a vehicle that holds petrol or gasoline for the engine

tank farming
  • Specialized
5.2

A way of growing plants in water with plant food

tank furnace
  • Specialized
7.5

A large oven that melts raw materials so liquid glass comes out the other end

tank iron
  • Specialized
9.9

A strong metal plate used to make tanks and other containers

tank locomotive
  • Archaic
8.0

A steam engine that carries its own fuel and water so it needs no separate car

tank circuit
  • Specialized
7.2

An electric circuit with a coil and a capacitor that makes or picks an electrical signal at a specific frequency

tank ship
  • Specialized
4.7

A large ship that carries liquids like oil in large amounts

An old military tank that collectors like

A big vehicle with a tank that carries and sprays water

How Drunk

to black out
46 5.4
binge
53 5.6
to tank
  • Slang
11 8.8
to chug
  • Informal
31 5.0
to drink
1.0
to sip
127 1.0

Surface Forms

tank infinitive
tanked past
tanked past participle
tanking present participle
tanks third person singular

Etymology

Tank A helpful way to remember the slang verb tank meaning 'to get very drunk' is to picture filling yourself like a metal tank with alcohol until you are full. That image explains why to tank can mean to drink a lot and lose control.