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gassing and dashing

gassing and dashing is the present participle and gerund of gas and dash.

Meaning of gas and dash

Verb

gas and dash (third-person singular simple present gases and dashes or gasses and dashes, present participle gassing and dashing, simple past and past participle gassed and dashed)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) To commit the act of driving away from a gasoline station without paying after filling one's gas tank.
    • Starting July 1, Kansas motorists who repeatedly gas and dash could lose their driver's licenses.2000 June 23, “Gas-and-dash thefts rise with high fuel prices”, in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, US: Associated Press

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Questions about gassing and dashing

What is gassing and dashing the present participle and gerund of?
Gassing and dashing is the present participle and gerund of gas and dash.

Words near gassing and dashing in the dictionary

  1. gassiest
  2. gassify
  3. gassily
  4. gassiness
  5. gassing
  6. gassing and dashing
  7. gassing and going
  8. gassing out
  9. gassing up
  10. gassings
  11. Gasslitter

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