Synonyms for tank up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tangk |
| Phonetic Transcription : tæŋk |
Top 10 synonyms for tank up Other synonyms for the word tank up
Définition of tank up
Origin :- "to lose or fail," 1976, originally in tennis jargon, but said there to be from boxing, from tank (n.) in some sense. Related: Tanked; tanking. Adjective tanked "drunk" is from 1893.
- verb drink
- You can tank up and give me the news in small chunks at the same time.
- Extract from : « Bransford of Rainbow Range » by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
- What they wished to get from him, in the way of speech, was another invitation to tank up.
- Extract from : « H. R. » by Edwin Lefevre
- Tank up, friend Goodall—have all the fun you can; then—off you go, in the middle of a jag, and s-s-save trouble and expense.
- Extract from : « Rolling Stones » by O. Henry
- A sea had come in over the after-deck, and had lifted the tank up from its lashings.
- Extract from : « The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Roald Amundsen
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