to tank
- verb
- /tæŋk/
- Slang
- 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.
- And I spent the rest of the summer just tanking and I said, oh, fuck this.
Examples
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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.
Blog text (30) -
Boy, he's really tanked up.
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Y'all wanna come tank up with us?
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Trina and I are gonna tank up.
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I think I'm gonna get tanked tonight.
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He's terrible when he gets all tanked up.
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So we got tanked at this really nice restaurant and then ditched out on the check.
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So let's get totally tanked up, go down to the dance at Lincoln and pick up some sleazy chicks.
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Both Jess and Claudia got tanked at a bar called Tides, which was in Belmar.
Fiction book (2001) -
After a long week at work, I just want to go out and tank with my friends at the bar.
Synonyms
To drink a lot of alcohol
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A group of experts who study public problems and give advice to governments and others
An underground tank where bacteria break down sewage and solids before they drain away
A large American battle vehicle used by the army with thick armor and a powerful gun
- Specialized
A heavy armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks and fights in war
- Archaic
A steam train that carries its own fuel and water without another car behind it
- Archaic
A light military vehicle with a strong anti-tank gun that stops enemy tanks
- Specialized
A large oven that melts raw materials so liquid glass comes out the other end
- Archaic
A steam engine that carries its own fuel and water so it needs no separate car
- Specialized
An electric circuit with a coil and a capacitor that makes or picks an electrical signal at a specific frequency
How Drunk
- Slang
- Informal
Surface Forms
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.