tanken — meaning in English

English meaning

• fuel noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.
• gas noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.

Senses

tanken is used for these senses in English:

• fill up (intransitive) To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel.
• fuel (transitive) To provide with fuel.
• gas (US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

fuel — full definition

1. noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.
2. verb To supply something with fuel, or to strengthen or intensify a feeling or situation.

gas — full definition

1. noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
2. noun A fuel, especially natural gas used for heating and cooking, or (US, informal) petrol for a vehicle.
3. noun Air trapped in the stomach or intestines; flatulence.
4. verb To attack or kill using poisonous gas.
5. verb (informal, US) To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.

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