step on the gas

verb

Synonym of hit the gas.

Meanings

verbstep on the gas (third-person singular simple present steps on the gas, present participle stepping on the gas, simple past and past participle stepped on the gas)

present singular third person steps on the gas · participle present stepping on the gas · participle past stepped on the gas · past stepped on the gas

  1. Synonym of hit the gas.

    Synonyms: hit the gas

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of hit the gas.

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APA

step on the gas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20on%20the%20gas

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step on the gas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20on%20the%20gas.

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