gasses
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Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.
“A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.”
syn:vapor / vapour - 2
A chemical element or compound in such a state.
“The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.”
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A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
“Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.”
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A hob on a gas cooker.
“She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.”
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Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.
“My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas.”
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A humorous or entertaining event or person.
“He is such a gas!”
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Frothy talk; chatter.
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A fastball.
“The closer threw him nothing but gas.”
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Arterial or venous blood gas.
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Marijuana, typically of high quality.
Synonyms
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To kill with poisonous gas.
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To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.
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To impose upon by talking boastfully.
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To emit gas.
“The battery cell was gassing.”
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To impregnate with gas.
“to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder”
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To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
“to gas thread”
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To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
“The cops are coming. Gas it!”
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To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
syn:refuel
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gas, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gasses