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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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gas up (something)

also gas something up

to put fuel in a vehicle We stopped at a service station to gas up the car and clean the windshield. Gas it up and check the oil.

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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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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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gas up

verb

See gas

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