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gassed

gassed

7.6
Being very tired and out of breath after hard exercise
  • adjective
  • /ɡæst/
  • Informal
translation icon : agotado
  • After the long hike, I felt completely gassed and needed to sit down.

I shouldn't be feeling this weak and gassed out in, in six rounds, you know what I mean?

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Examples

  • I shouldn't be feeling this weak and gassed out in, in six rounds, you know what I mean?

  • So when your brain starts to feel gassed, that's the trigger.

  • However now she wants me to go back round and I'm not really sure after getting gassed out last time.

  • However now she wants me to go back round and I'm not really sure after getting gassed out last time.

  • He was so gassed by the end of the marathon that he could barely speak.

  • After working out for an hour, I was gassed and ready for a break.

Synonyms

winded
vsgassed
21 3.5

Breathing hard and having trouble after exercise

is both extremely tired and out of breath
overtired
vsgassed
2 3.4

Too sleepy to relax or fall asleep

is tied to physical exertion and includes breathlessness
pooped
vsgassed
  • Informal
1 5.8

Being very tired and without energy after hard exercise

adds breathing difficulty to that same exhausted state
short-winded
vsgassed
7.1

Breathing is difficult and you get out of breath after activity

is more extreme, adding strong tiredness as well
dyspneic
vsgassed
  • Specialized
9.9

Having trouble breathing or feeling short of breath

also describes extreme tiredness together with breathing trouble
dyspnoeal
vsgassed
  • UK
9.9

Having difficulty breathing

is similar but includes heavy tiredness after exertion
tuckered
vsgassed
  • Informal
7.4

Very tired after a lot of activity or a long day

also involves being out of breath as well as tired

Antonyms

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

How Tired

exhausted
104 2.0
gassed
  • Informal
7.6
fatigued
13 4.1
weary
129 3.2
tired
1.0

Surface Forms

gassed positive

Morphology

gassed = gas (semi-transparent) = gas + ed

The 'exhausted/out of breath' sense is colloquial and likely metaphorical or idiomaticly extended from the literal sense, so a learner knowing 'gas' may not predict it reliably.

Etymology

Gassed can also mean 'very tired'. A helpful way to remember this informal sense is to think of a car that runs out of gas — your body has no fuel left, so you feel 'out of breath' and exhausted.