Gassed

//ɡæst// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of gas form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    In a gaseous state.

    "a gassed fluid"

  2. 2
    Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol. slang

    ""Hey, Grady, how about hittin' for New York State?" suggested Wally.¶ "Sure!" agreed Ed enthusiastically. “Let's go over to Beer Can Boulevard and get gassed!""

  3. 3
    High; intoxicated by psychoactive drugs. slang

    "As you can see, I was pretty well gassed, and in that state I marched down to the nearest recruiting station and joined up so as to be close to the poor machines."

  4. 4
    Exhausted slang

    "They looked gassed, panting, spent, given over"

  5. 5
    Happy slang

    "Light the cannon crackers / I have a taste for the exploding hot; / Turn on the cool / Give me the sound of honey / In my ear— / Gentlemen / I am gassed!"

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  1. 6
    Excited Multicultural-London-English

    "But don't get gassed cause you got the headline / You only got it cause I declined it"

Synonyms

All synonyms
friedgaseousheartyintoxicatejuicedwhacked

Example

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""Hey, Grady, how about hittin' for New York State?" suggested Wally.¶ "Sure!" agreed Ed enthusiastically. “Let's go over to Beer Can Boulevard and get gassed!""

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