noun / verb
gas
Gasoline used to power a motor vehicle.
We stop for gas before driving across the desert.
Etymology
Gas shortens gasoline in this use. The noun names the fuel, and the verb means supplying a vehicle with it.
More examples
- This station sells gas for less than the others.
- She gases up the car before work.
- Ease off the gas as you approach the curve.
Forms
gas · gases · gasses · gassed · gassing