gassed
|gassed|
/ɡæs/
(gas)
substance in gaseous state
Etymology
'gassed' is formed from the noun/verb 'gas' + the past participle suffix '-ed' in English; 'gas' in modern English refers to a state of matter or gas-like substance.
'gassed' developed as the past/past-participle form of the verb 'gas' (Modern English). The verb 'gas' itself entered English in the 17th century from the Dutch word 'gas', coined to name the gaseous state.
The root 'gas' was coined to mean 'a state of matter like vapor'; over time the verb 'to gas' gained senses such as 'to fill with gas', 'to expose to gas (as attack or fumigation)', and later informal senses like 'to intoxicate' or 'to excite'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense/past participle of 'gas': to expose to a gas (literal), e.g., to fill with gas for killing, anesthetizing, fumigating, or disinfecting.
The pest control team gassed the barn to eliminate the infestation.
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past tense/past participle of 'gas': to subject someone to a (toxic) gas attack or to suffocate with gas (historical/war usage).
Soldiers reported that civilians had been gassed during the attack.
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Adjective 1
affected by inhaling gas or fumes; intoxicated or anesthetized (literal or medical).
After the leak, several workers were gassed and taken to the hospital.
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Adjective 2
slang: very excited, impressed, or enthusiastic (informal).
He was absolutely gassed after hearing he'd made the team.
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