trank

C2+ Topic:Register & Style

US /træŋk/ UK /træŋk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
slang for a tranquilizer or sedative drug

The vet gave the frightened horse a mild trank before the journey.

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Synonyms

1 noun · slang for a tranquilizer or... tranquilizersedativedownerdepressant

Opposites

stimulant upper

Word family

Related forms tranquilizertranquillity tranquil

Etymology

A 20th-century slang clipping of tranquilizer, ultimately from Latin tranquillus ('calm, quiet').

tranquillus Latin

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# trank

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /træŋk/
**IPA (UK):** /træŋk/

## Meanings
1. slang for a tranquilizer or sedative drug

## Examples
- The vet gave the frightened horse a mild trank before the journey.

## Synonyms
- tranquilizer
- sedative
- downer
- depressant

## Antonyms
- stimulant
- upper

## Related Forms
- tranquilizer
- tranquillity
- tranquil

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tranquillus

## Etymology
A 20th-century slang clipping of tranquilizer, ultimately from Latin tranquillus ('calm, quiet').

## AI Etymology
Trank is a 20th-century slang clipping of tranquilizer, ultimately from Latin tranquillus ('calm, quiet'). Important recorded forms include tranquillus (Latin). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers slang for a tranquilizer or sedative drug. The wider family includes related words such as tranquilizer, tranquillity, and tranquil.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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