Definition for: gas

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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æs

Noun

gas ( plural: ( US ) gases , ( UK ) gasses ) (countable and uncountable)

1. ( countable ) ( chemistry ) A fundamental state of matter that is intermediate between liquid and plasma. A gas can only be contained if it is fully surrounded by a solid. A gas can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.
2. ( uncountable ) ( US ) ( short form of gasoline ) A derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
3. ( US ) 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 .
4. ( slang ) : A humorous event or person.

   He is such a gas .

5. ( baseball ) A fastball

   The closer threw him nothing but gas .

Translations

Verb

to gas ( third-person singular simple present gases , present participle gassing , simple past gassed , past participle gassed )

1. To poison by enclosing in a room filled with a harmful gas.
2. To talk, chat.
3. ( US ) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

   The cops are coming; gas it!

Anagrams

• sag

Related terms

Synonyms

• ( state of matter ): vapor / vapour
• ( gasoline ): ( US ) gasoline, ( UK ) petrol
• ( digestive process ): ( US ) ( slang ) fart (when gas is released)

See also

• fluid
• liquid
• solid

Dutch

Noun

gas n .

1. gas

Frisian

Noun

gas n .

1. gas

German

Noun

Gas n .

1. gas

Icelandic

Noun

gas n .

1. gas (state of matter)

Indonesian

Noun

gas

1. gas

Interlingua

Noun

gas

1. gas

Irish

Noun

gas m

1. stalk

Italian

Noun

gas m .

1. gas
2. petrol

Synonym

• benzina

Related terms

• gasare
• gasolina
• gassare
• gassificare
• gassista
• gassometro
• gassoso

Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali

Noun

gas

1. tree

Spanish

Noun

gas m .

1. gas

Swedish

Noun

gas c .

1. gas

Related expressions

ge gas or ge mer gas (informal). Used about drivers of cars or other motorized vehicles who accelerates.

Other Translations for "gas"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		--. .- ...
Binary		1100111 1100001 1110011
Hex		676173
Pig Latin		asgay

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