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gas en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ɡæz/ (regional)
/ɡɛəs/ æ-raising
/ɡɛəz/ (regional) æ-raising
(General-American) audio
găz (regional)
găs (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɡæs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Borrowed from Dutch gas, coined by chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont in Ortus Medicinae. Derived from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void, empty space”); perhaps also inspired by geest (“breath, vapour, spirit”). Doublet of chaos. First attested in 1648.

Meanings

(physical, uncountable) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
- Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work. 2013 July–August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2013:
- A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.
(physical, uncountable) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition. ▸ A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
- Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.
(physical, uncountable) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition. ▸ Poison gas.
- The artillery fired gas shells into the enemy trenches.
(countable, physical) A chemical element or compound in such a state.
- The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.
(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.
- She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.
(uncountable) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
- My tummy hurts so bad – I have gas.
- But anyone with that many large brown birds aroost in his cranium and that much gas in his bottom was clearly not a well person. 2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 72:
(attributive, countable, often, uncountable) The supply of natural gas, as a utility.
(countable, dated, slang, uncountable) A humorous or entertaining event, person, or thing.
- One two! I was born in a cross-fire hurricane. And I howled at the maw in the drivin' rain. But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas. But it's all right. I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash. It's a gas, gas, gas. 2011 October 11, “Jumping Jack Flash (Live 1973)” (track 14), in Brussels Affair (Live 1973), performed by The Rolling Stones:
- Once I had a love and it was a gas / Soon turned out had a heart of glass 1978, “Heart of Glass”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:
- No it really doesn't matter at all / Life's a gas / I hope it's going to last 1971, Marc Bolan, “Life's a Gas”, in Electric Warrior, performed by T. Rex:
- Money, it's a gas. Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash. 1973 March 1, “Money” (track 6), in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:
- Two more girls came in, one in bright pink stretch pants and the other in purple. “Man this place is a gas,” said pink. 1963 May, Gloria Steinem, “A Bunny's Tale”, in Show Magazine, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2017:
- Be a man, Be a man / Belsen was a gas / Be a man, kill someone 1979, “Belsen Was a Gas”, in The Great Rock ‛n’ Roll Swindle, performed by Sex Pistols:
(countable, slang, uncountable) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
- Bang, little boy, stop with the gas / Little T, man he chats up his ass 2017 July 1, “About That”, performed by Soph Aspin and Millie B:
(countable, uncountable) A fastball.
- The closer threw him nothing but gas.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable) Arterial or venous blood gas.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
gases	Number=Plur		lexicographic
gasses	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (199)

fr gaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · vi khí ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · be газ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu gáz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ga gás ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · la gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · el αέριο ((US) gas in digestion) · hu jópofa figura/dolog ((slang) entertaining event or person) · uk приро́дний газ ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · it gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu fűtőgáz ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · pl gazy ((US) gas in digestion) · szl goz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · bg газ ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · ko 가스 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · it gas ((US) gas in digestion) · hu szél ((US) gas in digestion) · ka აირი ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · lo ອາຍ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · gl gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · bn গ্যাস ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu propán-bután gáz ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · ar غَاز ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · uz gaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu bélgáz ((US) gas in digestion) · ca gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ky газ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · zh 氣體 /气体 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · pt gás ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · vi chất khí ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · vo vap ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · uk газ ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · sk plyn ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · my ဓာတ်ငွေ့ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · km ឧស្ម័ន ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · tl buhag ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · mk гасови ((US) gas in digestion) · ro gaze ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sh га̑с ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · nb gass ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fr missile ((baseball) fastball) · az qaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ka გაზები ((US) gas in digestion) · ko 가스 ((US) gas in digestion) · pl gaz ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · as গেছ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ru приро́дный газ ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · az غاز ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · el γκάζι ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · kl gassi ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fr gaz ((countable) hob on a gas cooker) · mn хий ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu főzőlap ((countable) hob on a gas cooker) · fi ilmavaiva ((US) gas in digestion) · sv gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · pl gaz ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · fo gass ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · scn gas ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · lo ແກັສ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · mi haurehu ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · am ጋዝ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ja 気体 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · haw hūea ((US) gas in digestion) · da gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ru га́зы ((US) gas in digestion) · pt gás ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sv gas ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · cdo 氣體 /气体 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · th แก๊ส ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · la gasum ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu PB-gáz ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · ja ガス ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sh пли̑н ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ur گَیس ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · bg га́зове ((US) gas in digestion) · tyv хей ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · nn gass ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · tr gaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sh gȃs ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · io gaso ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ro gaze ((US) gas in digestion) · si වායු ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · zh 氣 /气 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · lv gāze ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · myv лекс ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · gu વાયુ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ckb گاز ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sl plin ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · de Blähung ((US) gas in digestion) · ru газ ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · sw gesi ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · lv gāze ((US) gas in digestion) · ps غاز ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · is gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ur فارغہ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · el ατμός ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · mi kāhi ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · or ଗ୍ୟାସ୍ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu gáz ((countable) hob on a gas cooker) · eu gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · nl gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · be газ ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · tk gaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu gáz ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · mt gass ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · pa ਗੈਸ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · uk га́зи ((US) gas in digestion) · hi गैस ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fr balle rapide ((baseball) fastball) · de Gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · be газ ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · fr gaz ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · ka აირი ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · kn ಅನಿಲ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · be га́зы ((US) gas in digestion) · te వాయువు ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · scn gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ia gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sv gaser ((US) gas in digestion) · kmr gaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · vi khí tê ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sk plyny ((US) gas in digestion) · km ហ្គាស ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · et gaas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · tr gaz ((US) gas in digestion) · bo རླངས་རླུང ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fi ilmavaivat ((US) gas in digestion) · tt газ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fr boulet ((baseball) fastball) · wuu 氣體 /气体 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · lv gāzes ((US) gas in digestion) · mn ᠬᠡᠢ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · be прыро́дны газ ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · scn aria ((US) gas in digestion) · ja ガス ((US) gas in digestion) · pa ਫੂ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · mk гас ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · pl gaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · la gasium ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fi kaasu ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sk plyn ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · el αέριο ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ro gaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · kk газ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · mr वायू ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · gu વાયુ ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · ko 기체 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · zh 氣體 /气体 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · kjh кии ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ka გაზი ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · he גַּז ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hak 氣體 /气体 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · eo gaso ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fa گاز ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ug گاز ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ru газ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fy gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · yi גאַז ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · lt dujos ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · yo gáàsì ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · cs plyn ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · gd gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · yue 氣體 /气体 ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · tg газ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ta வாயு ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fr marrant ((slang) entertaining event or person) · nl winden ((US) gas in digestion) · ota غاز ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · af gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ms gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ta வளிமம் ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sq gaz ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · sah гаас ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · cy nwy ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ka ბუნებრივი აირი ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · pt gases ((US) gas in digestion) · ota غاز ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · scn gas ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · rgn gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fr boulet de canon ((baseball) fastball) · lo ອາຍໄຕ້ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · hu gáz ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · sh plȋn ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · th ก๊าซ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · bg газ f приро́дна газ ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · sk plyn ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · ps ګاز ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · he גזים ((US) gas in digestion) · nl pit ((countable) hob on a gas cooker) · ota غاز ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · id gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · ru газ ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · es gas ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · bg газ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · uk газ ((countable, chemistry) chemical element or compound) · hy գազ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) · fr gaz ((uncountable) flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture) · fr gaz ((US) gas in digestion) · uk газ ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter)

wikidata: Q11432 · wikidata: Q11432 · wikidata: Q11432

gas en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ɡæz/ (regional)
/ɡɛəs/ æ-raising
/ɡɛəz/ (regional) æ-raising
(General-American) audio
găz (regional)
găs (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɡæs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Borrowed from Dutch gas, coined by chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont in Ortus Medicinae. Derived from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void, empty space”); perhaps also inspired by geest (“breath, vapour, spirit”). Doublet of chaos. First attested in 1648.

Meanings

(transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.
- The Nazis gassed millions of Jews during the Holocaust.
- He never fully recovered after he was gassed on the Western Front.
(transitive) To use poison gas in (a volume or area) to attack or kill someone or something.
- "He's been waiting to jump my brain-bones since I left R&E. I could feel him hammering on the door." She trotted to the nearest wall and knocked on it for emphasis. "But whatever it is that makes us remember the good old days, it also makes us impossible to possess now. That's why Willie and I both woke up, and why Noè never got taken out by Mukami. So all I had to do was open my mind up to the guy, invite him in, then... gas the foyer, as it were." 2023 October 14, HarryBlank, “Face Time”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 23 May 2024:
(intransitive, slang) To talk in a boastful or vapid way; to chatter.
- […] (it was the town's humour to be always gassing of phantom investors who were likely to come any moment and pay a thousand prices for everything) — “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. […]” 1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
- "Well don't keep on gassing about it," said Digory. 1955, C. S. Lewis, chapter 3, in The Magician's Nephew, Collins, published 1998:
(slang, transitive) To impose upon by talking boastfully.
- I went shop and the boss man said "Don't pay me it's fine" and I said ...(whaaat): "You ain't gotta gas, I'm gas fam" ( don't gas me), "You ain't gotta gas, I'm gas fam". 2018 September 14, “Don't Gas Me” (track 1), in Don't Gas Me, performed by Dizzee Rascal:
(intransitive) To emit gas.
- The battery cell was gassing.
(transitive) To impregnate with gas.
- to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder
(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
- to gas thread

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
gassing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
gases	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
gasses	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
gassed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
gassed	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Translations (14)

fr gazer (to kill with poisonous gas) · de vergasen (to kill with poisonous gas) · fi kaasuttaa (to kill with poisonous gas) · es gasear (to kill with poisonous gas) · sv gasa ihjäl (to kill with poisonous gas) · it gasare (to kill with poisonous gas) · pl zagazowywać (to kill with poisonous gas) · nl vergassen (to kill with poisonous gas) · scn gassari (to kill with poisonous gas) · pl gazować (to kill with poisonous gas) · sv gasa (to kill with poisonous gas) · fi tappaa kaasulla (to kill with poisonous gas) · eo gasumi (to kill with poisonous gas) · pl zagazować (to kill with poisonous gas)

gas en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ɡæz/ (regional)
/ɡɛəs/ æ-raising
/ɡɛəz/ (regional) æ-raising
(General-American) audio
găz (regional)
găs (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɡæs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Clipping of gasoline. Slang forms popularized on TikTok by Gen Z.

Meanings

(slang, uncountable) Of high quality.
- This food is gas.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
gassest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
gasser	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

gas en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ɡæz/ (regional)
/ɡɛəs/ æ-raising
/ɡɛəz/ (regional) æ-raising
(General-American) audio
găz (regional)
găs (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɡæs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Clipping of gasoline. Slang forms popularized on TikTok by Gen Z.

Meanings

(Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, uncountable) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
- Saturday’s tariffs are unlikely to be Trump’s last. The president said himself said in the Oval Office that additional tariffs could come by mid-February on chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports – along with tariffs on the European Union – all threats that few would discount given his willingness to follow through on the North American and China tariffs on Saturday. 2025 February 1, Kevin Liptak, “With stiff tariffs he promised now in place, Trump opens a new trade war”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2025:
(abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of gas pedal; accelerator, throttle.
alt of gas pedal
(uncountable) An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.
- Gas is the fuel of Ethereum. Gas is not ether–it's a separate virtual currency with its own exchange rate against ether. Ethereum uses gas to control the amount of resources that transactions can use[…] 2018, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Gavin Wood, Mastering Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts and DApps, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN:
- The average “gas fee” – transaction cost – of an Ethereum transaction is between US$85 and US $156, according to crypto.com data. 2021 November 6, Ben Butler, “Australian banks are opening up to cryptocurrency: what does it mean for you?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2021:
- gas fee
(slang, uncountable) Marijuana, typically of high quality.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
gasses	Number=Plur		lexicographic
gases	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Coordinates

Ether

Deriveds

hit the gas (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · run out of gas (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas-guzzler (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gasless (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gasohol (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas-hog (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas truck (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas tank (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas pedal (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · step on the gas (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas-guzzling (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · autogas (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · mogas (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · throw gas on the fire (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas oil (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · out of gas (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas pump (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas out (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas guzzling (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · avgas (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas guzzler (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas station (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · av-gas (Terms derived from gas (gasoline)) · gas up (Terms derived from gas (gasoline))

Synonyms

gasoline · dino oil · petroleum · gasoline · oil · black gold · gas · petrol · dino juice · juice · petrol · Texas tea · dinosaur oil · dinosaur juice

Translations (35)

is bensín (fuel — see also gasoline) · ia gasolina (fuel — see also gasoline) · hy բենզին (fuel — see also gasoline) · ja ガソリン (fuel — see also gasoline) · nl benzine (fuel — see also gasoline) · it benzina (fuel — see also gasoline) · es nafta (fuel — see also gasoline) · cs benzín (fuel — see also gasoline) · de Benzin (fuel — see also gasoline) · ka ბენზინი (fuel — see also gasoline) · fi bensiini (fuel — see also gasoline) · ru бензи́н (fuel — see also gasoline) · he דלק (fuel — see also gasoline) · scn binzina (fuel — see also gasoline) · tpi bensin (fuel — see also gasoline) · es gasolina (fuel — see also gasoline) · pt gasolina (fuel — see also gasoline) · el βενζίνη (fuel — see also gasoline) · fi bensa (fuel — see also gasoline) · ko 기름 (fuel — see also gasoline) · fr essence (fuel — see also gasoline) · ro benzină (fuel — see also gasoline) · vo bänsin (fuel — see also gasoline) · sk benzín (fuel — see also gasoline) · scn carburanti (fuel — see also gasoline) · scn nàffita (fuel — see also gasoline) · scn gas (fuel — see also gasoline) · zh 汽油 (fuel — see also gasoline) · es bencina (fuel — see also gasoline) · bg бензин (fuel — see also gasoline) · pl benzyna (fuel — see also gasoline) · ka საწვავი (fuel — see also gasoline) · sv bensin (fuel — see also gasoline) · mk бензин (fuel — see also gasoline) · eo benzino (fuel — see also gasoline)

wikidata: Q39558

gas en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ɡæz/ (regional)
/ɡɛəs/ æ-raising
/ɡɛəz/ (regional) æ-raising
(General-American) audio
găz (regional)
găs (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɡæs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Clipping of gasoline. Slang forms popularized on TikTok by Gen Z.

Meanings

(US) To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it.
- The cops are coming. Gas it!
(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
- Between 0945 and 1020 six definite explosions were reported in the hangar. Explosions at 0945 and 1006 were described as minor while those at 1002, 1003 and 1005 were classed as major explosions and the explosion at 1020 was described as a heavy explosion but less severe than some previous ones. The cause of these explosions was not reported and can only be estimated from the damage sustained by the ship and the known condition of loading. Each of the six torpedo planes spotted in the hangar was armed with one Mark 13, torpex-loaded torpedo and was fully gassed, including auxiliary wing tanks. Explosions in the hangar therefore might have been either detonations of torpedoes or gasoline vapor explosions. 1947 October 30, Bureau of Ships, “SECTION III - DISCUSSION”, in U.S.S. Princeton (CVL23): Loss in Action, Battle for Leyte Gulf, 24 October 1944, United States Hydrographic Office, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2024, B. Fires and Explosions in Hangar., page 8:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
gassing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
gasses	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
gases	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
gassed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
gassed	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Deriveds

gas and go · gas-and-dash · gas-and-go · gas up · gas and dash

Synonyms

step on the gas · hit the gas · refuel

Translations (23)

de tanken (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · ka გაზის მიცემა (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · io gasagar (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · ka საწვავით გამართვა (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · nl tanken (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · es echar gasolina (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · es repostar (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · pt completar (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · ru жать на газ (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · bg давам газ (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · fi kaasuttaa (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · bg зареждам (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · nl gassen (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · mk дава гас (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · de Gas geben (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · es acelerar (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · ru запра́вить (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · nl gas geven (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · de auftanken (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · es llenar el tanque (fill a vehicle's fuel tank) · ru газова́ть (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · ru газану́ть (give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate) · ru заправля́ть (fill a vehicle's fuel tank)

gas en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

/ɡæz/ (regional)
/ɡɛəs/ æ-raising
/ɡɛəz/ (regional) æ-raising
(General-American) audio
găz (regional)
găs (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɡæs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Compare the slang usage of "a gas", above.

Meanings

(slang) Comical, zany; fun, amusing.
- Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man.
- It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom.
- I went shop and the boss man said "Don't pay me it's fine" and I said ...(whaaat): "You ain't gotta gas, I'm gas fam" ( don't gas me), "You ain't gotta gas, I'm gas fam". 2018 September 14, “Don't Gas Me” (track 1), in Don't Gas Me, performed by Dizzy Rascal:
- The other models were gas fun, though they were all a bit hoity-toity. 2016, Liz Nugent, Lying In Wait, →ISBN, page 113:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
gasser	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
gassest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

gas en · NOUN · etymology 1

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gas en · VERB · etymology 1

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gas en · ADJ · etymology 2

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gas en · NOUN · etymology 2

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gas en · VERB · etymology 2

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gas en · ADJ · etymology 3

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