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took gas

took gas is the simple past 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 took gas

What is took gas the simple past of?
Took gas is the simple past of take gas.

Words near took gas in the dictionary

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

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