tank (redirected from tanking)

tank up (on something) and tank up with something

1. Lit. to fill one's fuel tank with something. I need to tank up on premium gas to stop this engine knock. It's time to stop and tank up. We need to tank up with gas.

2. Sl. to drink some kind of alcoholic beverage. toby spent the evening tanking up on bourbon. Jerry tanked up with gin and went to sleep.

See also: up

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a think-tank

a group of people established by a government or organization in order to advise them on particular subjects and to suggest ideas The pamphlet was published by the Adam Smith Institute, a right-wing think-tank. Loren Thompson is a military analyst at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institute, a new Washington think-tank.

be built like a tank

if a person or a vehicle is built like a tank, they are very strong and very big These cars are built like tanks. I should imagine he's pretty strong - he's built like a tank.

See also: built, like

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tank up (something) also tank something up

to fill the fuel container of a vehicle with gas or other fuel There won't be any gas stations for miles and miles, so we'd better tank up now. It's always a good idea to tank up a rented car before you return it.

See also: up

tank up on something

to drink a great deal of something Be sure to tank up on water before you work outdoors on a hot day! We tanked up on gin and tonics and then had a long nap.

See also: up