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Gas

ɡas

Gas definitions
noun
gases gasses gas
  1. 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
  2. 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"

verb
gases gassing gassed gas
  1. 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"

  2. talk excessively about trivial matters

    "I thought you'd never stop gassing"

    talk gossip chatter chitter-chatter speak converse have a conversation engage in conversation tittle-tattle prattle jabber jibber-jabber babble prate go on run on
  3. fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol

    "after gassing up the car, he went into the restaurant"

adjective
gas
  1. very amusing or entertaining

    "Ruthie, that's gas—you're a gem"