as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
he likes to go out and get gassed on weekends
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as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
a group of kids in the mall, gassing about their favorite music
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as in warmed
slang
to give satisfaction to
a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd
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Recent Examples of gassed
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
15 June 2022
Videos posted online show protesters scrambling through streets while taking fire from security forces and being tear-gassed.
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Babak Dehghanpisheh,
Washington Post,
27 May 2022
The Huskies no longer looked gassed in the fourth quarter, no longer beaten down or easily trapped.
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Dom Amore,
courant.com,
21 Feb. 2022
Their standoff is interrupted by the appearance of other rioters, one of whom has been tear-gassed.
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Nick Schager,
EW.com,
27 Sep. 2021
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
This was not the Wemby who seemed gassed at all the wrong moments in the first two games in San Antonio.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
The two men, leaving it all on the line, were gassed in the middle of the ring.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Denis gassed up, and other riders went inside the station to buy Gatorade and ice, preparing to go off-roading in southern Miami-Dade.
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Ella Moore,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
The Lakers were the tortoise by the game’s final buzzer, clearly gassed after trying to halt the revolving door of Oklahoma City bench options.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Gobert showed you how gassed Jokic was.
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Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
With his skaters in front of him all gassed, Swayman stoned Finnie from eight feet in front in the slot.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Siena looked gassed down the stretch, as Duke went on a 15-4 run to take the lead and close-out the game.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
This exercise selection is great for a circuit, since even though there’s little rest between moves, your lower body won’t be too gassed.
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Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
15 June 2022
Videos posted online show protesters scrambling through streets while taking fire from security forces and being tear-gassed.
—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
Washington Post,
27 May 2022
The Huskies no longer looked gassed in the fourth quarter, no longer beaten down or easily trapped.
—
Dom Amore,
courant.com,
21 Feb. 2022
Their standoff is interrupted by the appearance of other rioters, one of whom has been tear-gassed.
—
Nick Schager,
EW.com,
27 Sep. 2021
Verb
The governing body has so crowded the playing calendar that many of the better players in the world come into the tournament mentally exhausted and physically gassed.
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Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
This was not the Wemby who seemed gassed at all the wrong moments in the first two games in San Antonio.
—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
The two men, leaving it all on the line, were gassed in the middle of the ring.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Denis gassed up, and other riders went inside the station to buy Gatorade and ice, preparing to go off-roading in southern Miami-Dade.
—
Ella Moore,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
The Lakers were the tortoise by the game’s final buzzer, clearly gassed after trying to halt the revolving door of Oklahoma City bench options.
—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Gobert showed you how gassed Jokic was.
—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
With his skaters in front of him all gassed, Swayman stoned Finnie from eight feet in front in the slot.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Siena looked gassed down the stretch, as Duke went on a 15-4 run to take the lead and close-out the game.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassed
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Supergirl is a jaded punk-rock youngster who has a cool dog and gets drunk to cope with past trauma.
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Ouch, Carter falling drunk off his horse.
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Other celeb sightings in New York City ahead of the big day include Kelce's Tight End University co-founder George Kittle and his wife Claire, who chatted with PEOPLE recently about their excitement for Swift and Kelce's wedding.
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Tong, who also had a hard-working, immigrant background, chatted often with the younger Larson.
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The terrain is rocky, with vineyards clinging to steep limestone slopes, simultaneously warmed by the sun and cooled by salty Adriatic breezes.
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Our hearts are left warmed by its deft exploration of humanity, patriarchy and the meaning of life.
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Locals wax poetic over the fried shrimp at Domilise’s, a venerable dive open since 1918, and Parkway Bakery and Tavern, a Mid-City institution that offers an excellent slow-roasted beef version with a slathering of gravy.
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LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.
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Among the directors, the class captures several of the year’s most talked-about filmmakers.
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But his cousin was a police reserve officer and talked him into joining in 1984.
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Netflix has a new #1 movie in its top 10 list, a romantic comedy that seems to have pleased both critics and audiences alike, far from a sure thing in that genre.
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Success was whatever pleased him that afternoon.
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The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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On the personal side, Beth and Rip both attempt to connect with Carter in last week’s episode after his drunken acts in episode 7.
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But Feaster also found other accounts that described Müller’s device as a puppet that conversed with audiences.
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Dame Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, and Donatella Versace conversed in front of a Rothko, estimated at $80 million.
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