gasoline

noun

1. (Canada, Philippines, US, uncountable, usually)A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

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

   “[…] naphtha of specific gravity exceeding eighty degrees […] and of the kind usually known as gasoline, shall be subject to a tax of five per centum ad valorem.”

   “So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?”

   “Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.”

2. (countable, usually)Any specific kind of this fuel.

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

   “The refinery produces a wide range of gasolines.”

3. (slang, uncountable, usually)Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.
4. (slang, uncountable, usually)An alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.

adj

1. (not-comparable)Made from or using gasoline.

   “If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars: […] .”