Tanking

Usually in people with eating disorders, Tanking is drinking a large amount of water in a short time to gain weight before a weigh in.

'I've lost 2lbs, I'm going to have to do some serious tanking before my weigh in on friday.'
'She is just tanking to get out.'

by TeganR May 10, 2009

tanking

Tanking is the act of going as fast as you can.

The meaning comes from riding mopeds, which are typicaly a slow form of transport. To get them to go faster, a rider can reduce their profile and improve their aerodynamics by laying flat on the fuel tank; "tanking it".

"You got here quickly, didn't you?"

"Yeah, I was tanking it all the way"

by anonymous_cunt November 11, 2011

tanking

Used to describe someone who gets at fat girls.

Is Reese tanking that tank?

by Le Boots February 24, 2008

tanking

When a sports team loses on purpose. Usually done at the end of the season to secure a better draft pick for next year.

Guy1: Man, this team sucks.
Guy2: Yeah, but their tanking anyway to get the 1st overall draft pick next year.

by Daze80 February 7, 2007

Tanking

Filling yourself with liquids e.g water to boost bodies weight for a short period of time.
often used by people with eating disorders to avoid accusations of weight loss

Tanking would be to take 'a shower' and drink the water before being weighed

by Faith,Emily and Pippa December 28, 2005

tanking

Doing so poorly as to be in the toilet

Boy, my team is really tanking today!

by Janet Pinter January 20, 2008

tanking

(Australia)
This refers to a player in a computer game that is gaining excess hitpoints and armour, thereby being more difficult to eliminate by his/her enemies

I don't want to fight with my character yet. I would be tanking my hero instead

by Hungynguyen January 24, 2008