tranq
/ˈtɹæŋk/US/ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋk/
tranq noun: the veterinary analgesic drug xylazine, used as a street drug. Also the clipping of tranquilizer.
Noun
tranq (countable and uncountable, plural tranqs)
- The veterinary analgesic drug xylazine, used as a street drug.
- In viral videos uploaded to social channels such as TikTok, tranq users are filmed when they are in a physical state in which they are unlikely to be able to consent.2023 December 17, Olivia Empson, “‘Tranq tourism’: alarm in Philadelphia as TikTokers travel to film drug users”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Verb
tranq (third-person singular simple present tranqs, present participle tranqing, simple past and past participle tranqed)
- To use the drug called tranq.
Also used as
tranq is also the clipping of tranquilizer.
tranq is also the clipping of tranquilize.
Forms of tranq
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tranqs |
| alternative form | trank |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tranqs |
| present participle | tranqing |
| past participle | tranqed |
| past | tranqed |
Words that rhyme with tranq
Questions about tranq
- What does tranq mean?
- Tranq means the veterinary analgesic drug xylazine, used as a street drug.
- What part of speech is tranq?
- Tranq can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce tranq?
- Tranq is pronounced /ˈtɹæŋk/.
- What is the plural of tranq?
- The plural of tranq is tranqs.
Words near tranq in the dictionary
Source and license
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