gassed
gas up
1. To put gasoline into a vehicle, especially to fill the tank to capacity. You should gas up before hitting the road.
2. slang To drink alcohol to the point of intoxication. The guys are down at the bar gassing up before the game.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
gas something up
to put gasoline into a vehicle. I have to gas this car up soon. I will stop and gas up the car at the next little town.
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gas up
to fill up one's gasoline tank with gasoline. I have to stop at the next service station and gas up. The next time you gas up, try some of the gasoline with alcohol in it.
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gassed (up)
Sl. intoxicated. Fred is gassed up and very wobbly. He was too gassed up to drive home.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
gas up
Supply a vehicle with gasoline, as in I want to be sure to gas up before we go. James M. Cain used this term in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934): "I went to gas up a car." [Colloquial; c. 1930 Also see tank up.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
gas up
v.
1. To supply gasoline or fuel to a vehicle: The tank was almost empty, so we stopped at a service station and gassed up.
2. To supply some vehicle or machine with gasoline or fuel: We gassed up the car before the road trip. After fixing the lawn mower, I gassed it up and tried to start it.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
gas up
verbSee gas
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gassed (up)
mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. Fred is gassed up and very wobbly.
See also: gassed, up
gassed
verbSee gassed up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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