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ALL meanings of tank up

tank up
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  • noun tank up a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil. 1
  • noun tank up a natural or artificial pool, pond, or lake. 1
  • noun tank up Military. an armored, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine guns and moving on a caterpillar tread. 1
  • noun tank up Slang. a prison cell or enclosure for more than one occupant, as for prisoners awaiting a hearing. 1
  • noun tank up tank top. 1
  • verb with object tank up to put or store in a tank. 1
  • verb without object tank up Slang. to do poorly or decline rapidly; fail: The movie tanked at the box office. 1
  • idioms tank up go in / into the tank, Boxing Slang. to go through the motions of a match but deliberately lose because of an illicit prearrangement or fix; throw a fight. 1
  • idioms tank up in the tank, Slang. failing, doing poorly, or declining: His grades were in the tank last quarter. favoring, colluding, or assisting in a partisan way (often followed by with or for): The talk-show host was in the tank with the Green Party. 1
  • verb tank up to fill the tank of (a vehicle) with petrol 0
  • verb tank up to imbibe or cause to imbibe a large quantity of alcoholic drink 0
  • noun tank up to supply with or get a full tank of fuel 0
  • noun tank up to drink much liquor 0
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