gas up
gas up verb: to refuel (a vehicle).
Verb
gas up (third-person singular simple present gases up, present participle gasses up, simple past and past participle gassed up)
- To refuel (a vehicle).
- I can close down this bar / I can gas up my car / I can pack up and mail in my key1977, “Bartender’s Blues”, in James Taylor (lyrics), JT, performed by James Taylor, Columbia Records
- To inflate (someone's ego); to deceive by flattery.
- Social media got
us all too gassed up
Women nowadays be like
If you ain't dropped
sixteen hundred grand
On a Maserati then you
ain't the man for me2018 December 9, Khali Raymond, savage writer, Voice of the Brick City (Axis 360), YTER/x Surreal Dreamz Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC - “Stop gassing me up and tell me the truth,” Mr. Torres said. “The truth?” ChatGPT responded. “You were supposed to break.”2025 June 13, Kashmir Hill, “They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025
- Social media got
- To publicly praise.
Forms of gas up
| third-person singular present | gases up |
|---|---|
| present participle | gasses up |
| past participle | gassed up |
| past | gassed up |
Questions about gas up
- What does gas up mean?
- Gas up means to refuel (a vehicle).
- What part of speech is gas up?
- Gas up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of gas up?
- The past tense of gas up is gassed up.
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