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gassed

/ɡæst/

gassed adjective: in a gaseous state. Also the simple past and past participle of gas.

Adjective

gassed (comparative more gassed, superlative most gassed)

  1. In a gaseous state.
    • a gassed fluid
    Synonyms:
    gaseous
  2. (slang) Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol.
    • "Hey, Grady, how about hittin' for New York State?" suggested Wally.¶ "Sure!" agreed Ed enthusiastically. “Let's go over to Beer Can Boulevard and get gassed!"1956, Max Shulman, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!
  3. (slang) High; intoxicated by psychoactive drugs.
    • As you can see, I was pretty well gassed, and in that state I marched down to the nearest recruiting station and joined up so as to be close to the poor machines.1962, Robert Sheckley, “How Lum Joined the Army”, in Journey Beyond Tomorrow
    Synonyms:
    high as a kite
  4. (slang) Exhausted
    • They looked gassed, panting, spent, given over1994, Charles Edward Eaton, “The Blue Window”, in The Country of the Blue, →ISBN, page 71
    Synonyms:
    out of gas
  5. (slang) Happy
    • Light the cannon crackers / I have a taste for the exploding hot; / Turn on the cool / Give me the sound of honey / In my ear— / Gentlemen / I am gassed!1974 February, Frank Marshall Davis, “Duke Ellington”, in Black World, volume 23, number 4, page 23
  6. (Multicultural-London-English) Excited
    • But don't get gassed cause you got the headline / You only got it cause I declined it2016, “Scary”, performed by Stormzy

Also used as

gassed is also the simple past and past participle of gas.

Examples of gassed in a sentence

  • He never fully recovered after he was gassed on the Western Front.
  • The riot squad tear gassed the mob.
  • Stormzy quote tweeting me makes me a little bit gassed.

All 11 example sentences with gassed

Synonyms of gassed

All synonyms of gassed

Forms of gassed

comparativemore gassed
superlativemost gassed

Words formed from gassed

Phrases with gassed

Words that rhyme with gassed

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Questions about gassed

What does gassed mean?
Gassed means in a gaseous state.
What part of speech is gassed?
Gassed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gassed?
Gassed is pronounced /ɡæst/.

Words near gassed in the dictionary

  1. Gasques
  2. Gasquet
  3. Gass
  4. Gassaway
  5. Gassaways
  6. gassed
  7. gassed and dashed
  8. gassed and gone
  9. gassed and went
  10. gassed out
  11. gassed up

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