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gasoline

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum.

Pronunciation

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gasuhleen

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɡæsəlin

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

  2. countable

    Any specific kind of this fuel.

  3. uncountablecanadausphilippines

    A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

adjective

  1. Made from or using gasoline.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Used this way, gasoline is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • gasolene , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use gasoline

  • “We need to fill up the car with gasoline before our long road trip.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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gasoline enginegasoline taxnatural gasolinegasoline stationunleaded gasolinegasoline tankleaded gasolineaviation gasoline

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • gasoline bombnounCompound term

    A crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick.

  • gasoline enginenounCompound term

    An internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline.

  • gasoline gagenounCompound term

    Gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle.

  • gasoline gaugenounCompound term

    Gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle.

  • gasoline mileagenounCompound term

    The ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned.

  • gasoline pumpnounCompound term

    A pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks.

Related Words

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Synonyms

Sense: volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum

gasoleneRaregaspetrol

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