Petrol Edit Meaning

1.

Gasoline. Used in the UK and most of it's former colonies, sans the USA and Canada.

Oddly petrol is NOT short for petroleum.

Brit: Looks like we need petrol. We'd better stop at a station and fill up.

American: Looks like we need gas. We'd better stop at a station and fill up.

See gas, gasoline, petroleum, oil, refine

2.

Fuel used in conventional internal combustion engines. In North America, this is known as gas. Cf. Diesel, kerosene.

Where's the nearest petrol station?

See Paul

3.

gasoline like what you get at the gas station

"I need to get some petrol first though, bro."

See gas, gasoline, leaded, unleaded, mtbe

4.

gasoline

mainly used outside the us though

Oi, we're low on petrol mate. Gotta find a station, quick!

See petroleum, gas, gasoline, oil, usa, europe, austrailia, zomgwtflolbbq

5.

A guy who is overly obsessed with skate boards and lives at home with his mom, is bald, has a pony tail,is 36 years old, never took a bath in his entire life, and plays EverQuest on a skateboard shaped computer that he bought at a dime store for a quarter.

You're acting like a veeb named petrol. (see "Veeb").