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tank(4) (iou)



tank verb. M19.
[from TANK noun1.]
I.
verb trans. Immerse in a tank; duck. dial. M19.
verb trans. Put (liquid etc.) into a tank; store, keep, or treat in a tank. L19.
Chiefly foll. by up.
a. verb intrans. & refl. Fill oneself with (alcoholic) drink, get drunk. slang. L19.
J. McClure He'd arrived half-tanked already.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Fill the tank of (a vehicle etc.) with fuel; refuel. colloq. M20.
transf.: Aldous Huxley A child tanked up with sugar or glucose is likely to get through a party without untoward incidents.
verb intrans. colloq. (orig. US).
a. Tennis. Lose or fail to finish a match deliberately. L20.
b. Fall rapidly in value, popularity, etc., be unsuccessful; (of shares etc.) crash. L20.
Independent He ran up his holdings to almost $1m..and then went on to lose almost everything when the..stock tanked. Arena [The group's] first single tanked so badly that Capitol refused to make any videos for future singles.
II.
verb intrans. Make one's way (as) in a tank; go forcefully and rapidly; fig. (foll. by over) overwhelm or override a person. colloq. M20.
A. Thirkell He tanked right over her without so much as noticing her.
verb trans. Defeat convincingly, beat, thrash. colloq. L20.