tank up

Top off gasoline

Tank up means to fill a vehicle's fuel tank: We should tank up before we hit the highway.

By extension, it means to eat or drink heavily, especially alcohol: They tanked up at the bar before the concert.

The phrase suggests filling oneself the way you'd fill a tank—to capacity.

drinking

binge

Bout of excess

boozeInformal term for spirits
guzzleDrink fast, eagerly
imbibeTo consume liquid

quaff · swill · swig · chug · tipsy · drunk · pub · bar · rounds · shots

refueling

gas station

Retail fuel vendor

petrolMotor vehicle fuel
dieselCompression-ignition fuel
gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel

pump · nozzle · fuel gauge · top off · service station · octane · gallons · liters · jerry can · reserve

gorging

binge

Bout of excess

gorgeDeep, narrow valley
feastElaborate ceremonial meal
guzzleDrink fast, eagerly

devour · wolf down · pig out · scarf · gobble · stuff · overeat · gluttony · indulge · chug

Categories

recharge breaksrecharge, energize, rest stop, pit stop, power nap

Opposites

fuel level

tank uprun on empty

Continue without resources remaining

empty the tank · running on empty · run dry · run out of gas · empty out

CONSUMPTION (alcohol/food)

tank upsober up

Become unimpaired again

fast · abstain · dry out · go without · starve

consumption action

tank updrain

Channel for wastewater

empty · pump out · use up · burn through · expend

Family

up, tanks, tanker, tank, tankful, tankers, panzer, tanklike, tankless

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G