Antonyms for step on gas
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : gas |
Phonetic Transcription : gæs |
- arrive
- block
- cease
- check
- come
- continue
- curb
- dally
- dawdle
- decelerate
- defer
- delay
- discourage
- dissuade
- face
- guard
- halt
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- impede
- join
- keep
- meet
- mismanage
- neglect
- obey
- postpone
- procrastinate
- protect
- pull
- remain
- repress
- rest
- retard
- retreat
- slow
- slow down
- stall
- stand
- stay
- stop
- take on
- wait
- walk
Definition of step on gas
Origin :- 1650s, from Dutch gas, probably from Greek khaos "empty space" (see chaos). The sound of Dutch "g" is roughly equivalent to that of Greek "kh." First used by Flemish chemist J.B. van Helmont (1577-1644), probably influenced by Paracelsus, who used khaos in an occult sense of "proper elements of spirits" or "ultra-rarified water," which was van Helmont's definition of gas.
- Modern scientific sense began 1779, with later specialization to "combustible mix of vapors" (1794, originally coal gas); "anesthetic" (1894, originally nitrous oxide); and "poison gas" (1900). Meaning "intestinal vapors" is from 1882. "The success of this artificial word is unique" [Weekley]. Slang sense of "empty talk" is from 1847; slang meaning "something exciting or excellent" first attested 1953, from earlier hepster slang gasser in the same sense (1944). Gas also meant "fun, a joke" in Anglo-Irish and was used so by Joyce (1914). As short for gasoline, it is American English, first recorded 1905.
- As in rush : verb hurry, speed
- As in accelerate : verb increase speed, timing
- As in drive : verb moving, controlling a vehicle
- As in flee : verb run away to escape
- As in floor it : verb drive at full speed
- As in hurry : verb act, move speedily
Synonyms for step on gas
- abscond
- accelerate
- actuate
- advance
- avoid
- barrel
- be quick
- bear down
- beat a hasty retreat
- beeline
- bestir
- bicycle
- bike
- blow
- bolt
- break
- breeze
- bullet
- burn rubber
- burn up the road
- burst
- bustle
- career
- charge
- chase
- coast
- course
- cruise
- cut and run
- cut out
- cycle
- dart
- dash
- decamp
- depart
- desert
- dig in
- direct
- dispatch
- drag
- drive
- dust
- elude
- evade
- expedite
- fire up
- fleet
- fling
- flit
- floor it
- fly
- fly the coop
- forward
- further
- gather momentum
- get
- get a move on
- get away
- get cracking
- get the hell out
- get the lead out
- go flat-out
- go like lightning
- goad
- guide
- gun
- hammer on
- handle
- haste
- hasten
- hotfoot
- hurry
- hurry up
- hustle
- impel
- jog
- jump
- lay a patch
- lay rubber
- lean on it
- leave
- lose no time
- make a getaway
- make haste
- make off
- make one's escape
- make oneself scarce
- make quick exit
- make short work of
- make sparks fly
- make time
- make tracks
- manage
- mobilize
- motor
- nail it
- nip
- open the throttle
- open up
- operate
- peel rubber
- pour it on
- precipitate
- press
- propel
- push
- put on afterburners
- put pedal to metal
- put the pedal to the metal
- quicken
- race
- railroad
- retreat
- rev
- rev up
- ride
- rip
- rocket
- roll
- run
- rush
- sally
- scamper
- scoot
- scram
- scramble
- scud
- scurry
- send
- shake a leg
- shoot
- skedaddle
- skip
- smoke
- speed
- speed up
- spin
- split
- sprint
- spur
- start
- steer
- step on gas
- step on it
- step on the gas
- step up
- stimulate
- streak
- surge
- tailgate
- take a hike
- take flight
- take off
- tear
- tool
- transport
- travel
- turn
- turn on steam
- urge
- vamoose
- vanish
- vehiculate
- wheel
- whirl
- whish
- whisk
- whiz
- zip
- zoom
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