Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take gas

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: take -gas
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be knocked off one's surfboard by a wave.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Jordan took gas. He got rolled around the rocks and eventually came to a stop."
"He really took gas on that one."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

takes gas (present, singular) taking gas (participle, present) took gas (past) taken gas (participle, past)

Questions

What does take gas mean?: To be knocked off one's surfboard by a wave.

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