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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

  1. noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
  2. noun A fuel, especially natural gas used for heating and cooking, or (US, informal) petrol for a vehicle.
  3. noun Air trapped in the stomach or intestines; flatulence.
  4. verb To attack or kill using poisonous gas.
  5. verb (informal, US) To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.

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