# gassed

Pronunciation: say "GAST" /ɡæst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of gas. — simple past and past participle of gas
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of gas. Use this form when talking about something that already happened.
   - _The trenches were gassed repeatedly during the prolonged offensive._
   - _Technicians gassed the sealed chamber to sterilize the equipment._

## Adjective

2. Worn out and extremely tired, especially after intense physical effort. *(slang)*
   - Simple: So tired after hard effort that you have no energy left.
   - _By the last lap the runners were utterly gassed and could barely keep pace._
   - _He felt gassed after moving furniture all afternoon._
3. Drunk and intoxicated from drinking alcohol. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Drunk from having too much alcohol to drink.
   - _By midnight half the guests were gassed and slurring their words._
   - _He turned up gassed after happy hour and could barely stand._
4. Existing as a gas rather than as a liquid or a solid.
   - Simple: Turned into a gas, not a liquid or a solid.
   - _Once gassed, the coolant expands to many times its liquid volume._
   - _Engineers measured the pressure of the gassed nitrogen in the sealed chamber._
5. High and intoxicated from psychoactive drugs. *(slang)*
   - Simple: High from using drugs.
   - _By the second set much of the crowd was gassed on whatever was going around._
   - _He showed up gassed, pupils wide, barely able to follow the conversation._
6. Happy and delighted, in high spirits about something. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very happy and pleased about something.
   - _He was absolutely gassed when he heard the news._
   - _They were gassed to be picked for the team._
7. Excited and full of eager anticipation about something ahead. *(dialectal, Multicultural London English)*
   - Simple: Feeling very excited about something coming soon.
   - _Fans were gassed for the season opener._
   - _She was gassed about starting her new job on Monday._

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