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tanken.

to fuel, to refuel (fill a fuel tank of a vehicle)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtaŋkən/[ˈtaŋkən][ˈtaŋkn̩][ˈtaŋkŋ̍]
  1. to fuel, to refuel (fill a fuel tank of a vehicle)

    intransitive · transitive · weak
  2. to drink a lot of alcohol

    informal · intransitive · transitive · weak
  3. to move forcefully against resistance

    reflexive · weak
    Der bullige Mittelstürmer tankt sich durch die gegnerische Abwehr.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English tank. The reflexive use is from the now archaic sense "tank, armoured vehicle".

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