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Gas (Verb)

Meaning 1

Show off.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • She loved to gas about her exotic vacation destinations on social media to make her friends jealous.
  • He constantly gassed about his skills on the basketball court, but couldn't deliver during actual games.
  • The charismatic salesman had a talent for gassing up the features of his latest products to unsuspecting customers.
  • The sports commentator began to gas about the player's impressive winning streak, but ended up overstating its significance.
  • She couldn't help but gas about her supposed connections to influential people in the industry to sound more impressive.

Synonyms

  • Bluster
  • Gasconade
  • Blow
  • Shoot A Line
  • Brag
  • Vaunt
  • Boast
  • Tout
  • Swash

Hypernyms

  • Overdraw
  • Overstate
  • Amplify
  • Exaggerate
  • Hyperbolise
  • Hyperbolize

Hyponyms

  • Triumph
  • Crow
  • Gloat
  • Puff

Meaning 2

Attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Hypernyms

  • Assail

Related Words

  • Gassing (noun)
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