trank C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /træŋk/ UK /træŋk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun slang for a tranquilizer or sedative drug The vet gave the frightened horse a mild trank before the journey. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · slang for a tranquilizer or... tranquilizersedativedownerdepressant ↔ Opposites stimulantupper Word family Related forms tranquilizertranquillitytranquil Etymology AI details A 20th-century slang clipping of tranquilizer, ultimately from Latin tranquillus ('calm, quiet'). tranquillus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Health & Medicine - Register & Style markdown