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Gas
ɡas
- a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)
"hot balls of gas that become stars"
- a gaseous substance that cannot be liquefied by the application of pressure alone
- a flammable gas used as a fuel
"cooking is done by bottled gas"
- a gaseous anaesthetic such as nitrous oxide, used in dentistry
- gas or vapour used as a poisonous agent in warfare
"gas was one of the most dreaded weapons of the war"
- gas generated in the alimentary canal; flatulence
- an explosive mixture of firedamp with air
- an entertaining or amusing person or situation
"the party would be a gas"
- enjoyment, amusement, or fun
"it was great gas in the club last night"
- kill or harm by exposure to gas
"my son was gassed at Verdun"
execute hang send to the gibbet/gallows behead guillotine decapitate electrocute send to the electric chair send to the chair shoot put before a firing squad send to the gas chamber gas crucify stone stone to death- (of a storage battery or dry cell) give off gas
"the maintenance-free charger controls the input without inducing gassing"
- talk excessively about trivial matters
"I thought you'd never stop gassing"
- fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol
"after gassing up the car, he went into the restaurant"
- very amusing or entertaining
"Ruthie, that's gas—you're a gem"