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14 1.3
To fill a vehicle with fuel for its engine
  • verb
  • /ɡæs/
  • US
: echar gasolina
  • You may stop and get gas sooner rather than later.
  • gas up the car

Examples

  • Go get yourself some gas if you don't have any right now.

  • He buttons up his raincoat and goes out into the night to gas up the Lincoln.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Hey I need to go get gas then go to Target.

  • Of course I forget to put gas in the car.

  • Tell him to gas up my plane.

  • OK, I'll just gas up and go home.

  • So yeah, we just need to get gas for the rental car.

  • Let's hope they remembered to gas it up.

  • We'll fly south, gas up in Ixtapa, and keep going.

  • I need to gas up the car before our road trip this weekend.

Synonyms

to fuel
vsto gas
32 2.0

To put a substance that makes energy into a vehicle or machine so it runs

is specific to filling a vehicle or container rather than any general supply action
to refuel
vsto gas
30 3.0

To put more petrol or gas into a vehicle so it can go on

is used for initial or general filling, not only adding more to continue use
to gas up
vsto gas
  • Informal
8 1.9

Fill a car or truck's fuel tank

is a neutral term for filling a vehicle or container with that liquid

Antonyms

213 1.0

To remove everything from a container or place

2 1.4

The act of letting liquid flow out

Idioms

cooking with gas
  • Informal
2 7.4

To work very well after a slow start

1 8.9

Enjoy yourself a lot

Phrasal Verbs

9 3.7

To press the pedal in a car to make it go faster or hurry to finish something

to hit the gas
  • Informal
8 3.6

Press the car pedal to make it go faster

to gas up
  • Informal
8 1.9

Fill a car or truck's fuel tank

7 5.9

To let gas out from your bottom

5 7.6

To take gas from a car or container into another using a tube

to gas up
  • Slang
1 9.2

Give someone praise to make them feel more confident

To have almost no fuel left in a car

Compounds

232 1.0

A place where people buy fuel for cars and small items

natural gas
  • Specialized
197 2.7

A gas from underground that burns to make heat and electricity

61 3.7

A gas that makes people's eyes burn and makes them cry, used by police to break up crowds

greenhouse gas
  • Specialized
44 3.7

A gas like carbon dioxide or methane that traps heat in the air

gas chamber
  • Offensive
42 7.8

A sealed room where people or animals die from poison gas

41 1.8

A container on a car or bike that holds fuel for the engine

27 2.3

A business that supplies gas for heating or cooking to homes and shops

21 1.4

A machine at a service station that fills a car with fuel

gas line
  • Specialized
20 2.6

A pipe that carries natural gas to a home or building

nerve gas
  • NSFW
19 6.8

A very poisonous gas that stops people breathing, often used as a weapon

gas giant
  • Specialized
17 4.5

A very large planet like Jupiter or Saturn made mostly of light gases that has no solid surface

poison gas
  • NSFW
16 5.7

A harmful gas used as a weapon that can kill or make people very sick if they breathe it

15 2.5

A foot pedal in a car that controls the car's speed

14 3.0

The number of miles a car can drive on one gallon of fuel

12 7.7

A poison gas used in war that causes painful blisters and damages the lungs

gas plant
  • Specialized
11 4.1

A place where natural gas is prepared and sent to customers

gas well
  • Specialized
10 3.7

A deep hole drilled in the ground to bring up natural gas

gas guzzler
  • Informal
7 4.6

A car that uses a lot of fuel and costs a lot to run

coal gas
  • Archaic
7 6.5

A gas made from coal and used in the past for lighting and heating

laughing gas
  • Specialized
6 4.0

A gas with no color that dentists give to patients to breathe so they relax and sometimes laugh

CS gas
  • NSFW
5 7.9

A strong chemical spray used by police that makes people cry and cough

gas bomb
  • Offensive
5 4.6

A bomb that releases toxic gas when it explodes

5 1.1

A cooker with burners and an oven that uses gas to cook food

gas main
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A big pipe that carries gas to homes and buildings

4 5.8

A gas that forms when plants rot in wet places like marshes

gas turbine
  • Specialized
4 4.4

An engine that burns fuel to make hot gas that spins a wheel with blades

gas lamp
  • Archaic
4 5.3

A lamp that burns gas to make light

3 2.8

A device in a vehicle that shows how much fuel is left

3 3.8

A group of cars waiting to buy fuel at a station

3 2.5

A machine that burns gas to make a room warm

3 2.1

A company that supplies gas to homes and businesses

gas meter
  • Specialized
3 2.7

A device that measures how much gas a house or business uses

gas gun
  • Specialized
2 6.5

A device that fires small gas containers like tear gas to make crowds move away

compressed gas
  • Specialized
2 3.7

Gas stored under high pressure in a cylinder or tank for use

inert gas
  • Specialized
2 4.0

A gas that does not react with other substances, like helium or argon

2 3.7

A network of pipes and machines that brings natural gas to homes and businesses

2 2.1

A cooking stove with gas burners and an oven

VX gas
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A very strong poison used as a weapon that attacks the nerves and can kill by touching skin or breathing

2 2.3

A tool that makes a steady flame to cook or heat things

tear-gas
  • NSFW
2 4.4

A chemical that makes eyes water and people cough to make crowds move away

gas line
  • Specialized
2 3.0

A pipe that carries fuel from a tank to an engine

2 1.0

An oven that uses gas to cook or bake food

1 3.0

A machine that burns gas to heat a building

ideal gas
  • Specialized
1 4.4

An imaginary gas made of tiny particles that take up no space and do not affect each other

1 2.5

A person who works for a gas company installing or fixing gas pipes and boilers

gas pressure
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The push of a gas against the walls of its container

water gas
  • Archaic
1 7.0

A gas that forms when steam passes over hot coal and burns as a fuel in industry

tear-gas
  • NSFW
1 6.4

Containing or caused by the chemical that makes eyes water and people cough

1 2.6

Heat from burning natural gas to warm a building

gas oil
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A heavy fuel made from oil that runs boilers and large engines

1 3.8

Filled with gas rather than liquid or solid

marsh gas
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A gas that forms in swamps when plants rot and can burn

1 3.2

A metal ring on a gas stove that makes a flame for cooking

air gas
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A gas produced by passing air over hot coal and used in the past for lighting and heating

gas jet
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A device that sends gas through a small opening to make a steady flame for heat or light

noble gas
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A gas that does not react with other chemicals, like helium or neon

sewer gas
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A bad-smelling air from drains and underground pipes that can be dangerous

CN gas
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A type of tear gas used by police that causes eye and skin pain and lasts long

gas helmet
  • Archaic
1 7.1

A protective mask that covers the whole head and filters harmful gases to keep lungs safe

gas gangrene
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A severe infection in body tissue caused by bacteria that makes gas and destroys it

gas gage
  • Archaic
1 2.3

A device that shows how much fuel is left in a car's tank

gas fixture
  • Archaic
1 6.7

A device that sends gas from a pipe to a flame for indoor light

gas shell
  • NSFW
1 8.6

An explosive fired from a cannon that releases poisonous gas when it explodes

1 1.8

A kitchen stove that uses gas to cook food

town gas
  • Archaic
1 7.2

Fuel made from coal that people use in homes for light, heat, and cooking

1 3.5

Gas like propane or butane kept in metal bottles for cooking and heating

1 3.6

A person who installs and fixes gas pipes, stoves and heaters

1 4.3

A fuel gas made from propane and butane kept under pressure

gas oven
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A chamber that uses gas to burn dead bodies

producer gas
  • Archaic
1 7.5

A fuel gas formed when air passes over hot coal that can power engines or furnaces

gas constant
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A fixed number used in the ideal gas law to connect energy, temperature and amount of gas

gas-cooled reactor
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A machine in a nuclear plant that uses gas to carry heat from the core

gas engine
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A machine that burns natural gas to make power for vehicles or generators

How Full

to fill up
202 1.3
to gas
  • US
14 1.3
to top up
5 3.2

Surface Forms

gas infinitive
gassing present participle
gases third person singular
gassed past
gassed past participle

Etymology

To gas a vehicle (verb) comes from filling it with gasoline; people shortened the phrase 'fill with gasoline' to simply 'gas' the car. So to 'gas' a car is to put fuel into it.