tank

1. AND tank up in. to drink too much beer; to drink to excess.

□ The two broth- rs were tanking up and didn’t hear me come in.

□ Let’s go out this Friday and tank awhile.

2. n. a drunkard. (Usually tank-up.)

□ You’re turning into a real tank, Harry.

□ Who’s the tank-up carrying the thermos of whiskey?

3. n. a jail cell for holding drunks.

□ Maybe a night in the tank would give you a chance to think about being a full-time drunk.

□ One night in the tank was enough to make John take the pledge.

4. tv. & in. to lose a game deliberately.

□ Wilbur would never tank.

□ The manager got wind of a plan to tank Friday’s game.

5. in. for something to fail.

□ The entire stock market tanked on Friday.

□ My investments did not tank when the market collapsed.