gas

²gas

verb

gassedgas·sing

Definition of GAS

intransitive verb

1

: to talk idly or garrulously

2

: to give off gas

3

: to fill the tank (as of an automobile) with gasoline —usually used with up

transitive verb

1

: to supply with gas or especially gasoline <gas up the car>

2

a : to treat chemically with gas b : to poison or otherwise affect adversely with gas

3

slang : to please greatly

Examples of GAS

1. soldiers gassed on the battlefield
2. We stopped to gas the car.

First Known Use of GAS

1852

Related to GAS

Synonyms: babble, blab, cackle, chaffer [British], chatter, chin [slang], converse, gab, gabble, chat, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit

Antonyms: displease

Related Words: gossip, tattle; descant, discuss, expatiate; yak (also yack), yammer, yap

Near Antonyms: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, perturb, pique, put out, ruffle, vex; anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up; provoke, rouse; agitate, distress, disturb, fret, upset; harass, harry, pester; affront, insult, offend

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