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gasoline

  • noun
  • /ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/

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

Example

“You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.”

Other meanings

  1. Any specific kind of this fuel.

    “He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.”

  2. Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.

Synonyms

  • gas
  • petrol

A kind of

  • fuel
  • hydrocarbon

Related words

  • biogasoline
  • gasoline stand
  • gasahol
  • gasohol
  • gasolineless
  • gasolinelike
  • white gasoline
  • gasoliner
  • gasoline station
  • gasolinic
  • grassoline
  • gasoline gallon equivalent

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “gasoline” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.