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taking gas

taking gas is the present participle and gerund of take gas.

Meaning of take gas

Verb

take gas (third-person singular simple present takes gas, present participle taking gas, simple past took gas, past participle taken gas)

  1. (slang) To be knocked off one's surfboard by a wave.
    • Jordan took gas. He got rolled around the rocks and eventually came to a stop.2014, Greg Gutierrez, Zen and the Art of Surfing

Questions about taking gas

What is taking gas the present participle and gerund of?
Taking gas is the present participle and gerund of take gas.

Words near taking gas in the dictionary

  1. taking for granted
  2. taking form
  3. taking French leave
  4. taking fright
  5. taking from behind
  6. taking gas
  7. taking great pains
  8. taking guard
  9. taking heart
  10. taking heed
  11. taking hold

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