Meaning & use
tranq
An informal short form of 'tranquilizer', a drug used to calm or sedate a person or animal.
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The vet used a tranq to sedate the injured deer before treatment.
Rumors spread that the drug supply had been mixed with a dangerous tranq.
A note on using this word
Informal and mainly used in casual speech or news reports about drug use, rather than in formal medical writing.
Words with a similar meaning
sedative
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