Gas geben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gas noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
Senses
Gas geben is used for these senses in English:
- gas (US) To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it.
- get one's finger out (intransitive, idiomatic) To proceed with the matter in hand.
- hit the gas (US, idiomatic) To go; go faster.
gas — full definition
- noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
- noun A fuel, especially natural gas used for heating and cooking, or (US, informal) petrol for a vehicle.
- noun Air trapped in the stomach or intestines; flatulence.
- verb To attack or kill using poisonous gas.
- verb (informal, US) To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.