gas up

1. Supply a vehicle with gasoline, as in I want to be sure to gas up before we go. James M. Cain used this term in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934): “I went to gas up a car.” [Colloquial; c. 1930 Also see tank up.

Example Sentences

He’d planned to gas up his truck that morning but drove past the station when he saw “law enforcement” vehicles at the pumps, because he was afraid they were ICE officials.

From Los Angeles Times

“You’ve got a couple options. You could either constantly gas up your car or you could just stop driving,” Hamby said.

From Los Angeles Times

The UN climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, acknowledges there will be a role for some oil and gas up to 2050 and beyond.

From BBC

“Maybe it’s not just the guy on the sideline. When I go to the Indy 500, I don’t ask the winning driver, `Hey, you gassed up your car?;”

From Seattle Times

She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.

From Seattle Times

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