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- [tangkt]
- /tæŋkt/
- /tæŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tangkt]
- /tæŋkt/
Definitions of tanked word
- adjective tanked put or stored in a tank. 1
- adjective tanked Also, tanked up. Slang. drunk. 1
- noun tanked a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil. 1
- noun tanked a natural or artificial pool, pond, or lake. 1
- noun tanked Military. an armored, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine guns and moving on a caterpillar tread. 1
- noun tanked Slang. a prison cell or enclosure for more than one occupant, as for prisoners awaiting a hearing. 1
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Origin of tanked
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; tank + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Tanked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tanked popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tanked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tanked
adj tanked
- blitzed — inebriated; drunk
- bombed — under the influence of alcohol or drugs (esp in the phrase bombed out of one's mind or skull)
- boozed — If someone is boozed or boozed up, they are drunk.
- boozy — A boozy person is someone who drinks a lot of alcohol.
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
adjective tanked
- bashed — to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
- drinking — suitable or safe to drink: drinking water.
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
- faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
- fuddled — Confused or stupefied, especially as a result of drinking alcohol.
Antonyms for tanked
adjective tanked
- dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
See also
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