gas
verb
gassed; gassing
1
: to talk idly or garrulously
2
: to give off gas (see gas entry 1 sense 1)
3
: to fill the tank (as of an automobile) with gasoline
—usually used with up
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 in a Sentence
soldiers gassed on the battlefield
We stopped to gas the car.
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The two men, leaving it all on the line, were gassed in the middle of the ring.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Denis gassed up, and other riders went inside the station to buy Gatorade and ice, preparing to go off-roading in southern Miami-Dade.
—Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
The Lakers were the tortoise by the game’s final buzzer, clearly gassed after trying to halt the revolving door of Oklahoma City bench options.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Gobert showed you how gassed Jokic was.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Denis gassed up, and other riders went inside the station to buy Gatorade and ice, preparing to go off-roading in southern Miami-Dade.
—Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
The Lakers were the tortoise by the game’s final buzzer, clearly gassed after trying to halt the revolving door of Oklahoma City bench options.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Gobert showed you how gassed Jokic was.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
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“Gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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gas
1 of 2 noun
plural gases also gasses
1
: a fluid (as hydrogen or air) that has no fixed shape and tends to expand without limit
2
a
: a gas or mixture of gases used as a fuel or as an anesthetic
b
: a gaseous product of digestion
c
: a fluid substance (as tear gas) that can be used to produce a poisonous or suffocating atmosphere
3
: unimportant talk : bombast
4
: gasoline
5
slang
: something appealing or enjoyable
the party was a gas
gas
2 of 2 verb
gassed; gassing
1
: to supply with gas
gas up the car
2
a
: to treat with gas
b
: to poison with gas
3
: to talk idly
Medical Definition
gas
1 of 3 noun
plural gases also gasses
1
: a fluid (as air) that has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely
2
: a gaseous product of digestion
also
: discomfort from this
3
: a gas or gaseous mixture used to produce anesthesia
4
: a substance that can be used to produce a poisonous, asphyxiating, or irritant atmosphere
gas
2 of 3 transitive verb
gassed; gassing
1
: to treat chemically with gas
2
: to poison or otherwise affect adversely with gas
GAS
3 of 3 abbreviation2
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