to trank
- verb
- /træŋk/
- NSFW
- To prepare for the flight, the owner asked the staff to trank his anxious cat.
Examples
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Trank him and bring him back.
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I tranked myself.
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You got a little tranked, but I think you can walk.
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Tranked by a little monkey!
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-Don't drive, trank, low-res scuzzball!
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Valium all day long, he's tranked out like the night of the living dead, but if he smells alcohol on your breath, you're history.
Fiction book (1994) -
The veterinarian decided to trank the aggressive dog before examining it.
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Before the surgery, the nurse will trank the patient to ensure they remain calm.
Synonyms
To give medicine so a person or animal cannot feel pain, often before surgery
To make a person or animal calm by giving them medicine
To give a drug that makes a person or animal calm
Give medicine so a person or animal does not feel pain during a medical procedure
Antonyms
How Sedated
- NSFW
- Specialized
- Specialized
- NSFW
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb trank comes from the same idea and is a short form of tranquilize, with tranquil meaning 'calm', so to trank someone is to give them a drug to calm them or make them sleep.