gasnoun
uk/ɡæs/us/ɡæs/gas noun (AIR SUBSTANCE)
B2 [ C or U ] a substance in a form like air that is neither solid nor liquid:
A2 [ C or U ] a substance in a form like air that is used as a fuel for heating and cooking:
[ U ] informal a substance in a form like air used for medical purposes to prevent people feeling pain or being conscious during an operation:
[ U ] mainly US UK wind air in the bowels or in a baby's stomach, especially when this makes you feel uncomfortable or makes noises:
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- The initial cloud of tear gas had hardly cleared before shots were fired.
- Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, poisonous gas.
- Certain gases are highly explosive.
- These factories are releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere.
- The volcano spewed a giant cloud of ash, dust and gases into the air.
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Physics: the state of matter
- absorbency
- acid
- acidic
- filtrate
- granulated
- gritty
- heavy water
- limy
- molten
- neutral
- non-flammable
- permeability
- plasma
- powder
- powdered
- pressurized
- runny
- slurry
- sulphur
- thin
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gas noun (LIQUID FUEL)
A2 [ U ] US also formal gasoline, UK petrol a liquid obtained from petroleum, used especially as a fuel for cars, aircraft, and other vehicles:
the part of a car that you push with your foot to make it go faster:
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- He stopped the car next to the gas pump.
- It's 50 miles to the next gas station.
- I rent a subcompact when I'm travelling alone because it saves on gas.
- We ought to fill up with gas before we set off.
- My foot slipped off the gas pedal as I was trying to overtake the lorry.
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Petroleum products especially when used as fuel
- antiknock
- diesel
- four-star
- gasohol
- gasoline
- hexane
- high-octane
- kerosene
- leaded
- LPG
- mineral oil
- octane
- octane number
- oil
- petrochemical
- petroleum
- premium
- super
- unleaded
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gas noun (ENJOYABLE SITUATION)
[ S ] mainly US informal old-fashioned a funny or enjoyable situation:
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General words for fun
- amusement
- crack
- craic
- fling
- fun
- giggle
- hoopla
- horseplay
- jollification
- laugh
- merriment
- play
- riot
- rough
- rough and tumble idiom
- sport
gasverb
uk/ɡæs/us/ɡæs/-ss-gas verb (POISON)
[ T ] to kill or injure a person by making them breathe poisonous gas:
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Murder & attempted murder
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- blow sb away
- blow sb's brains out idiom
- butcher
- dispatch
- lynch
- lynch law
- manslaughter
- martyr
- martyred
- necklace
- poison
- shoot sb down
- slain
- slay
- slaying
- slew 1
- throttle
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gas verb (TALK)
[ I ] old-fashioned informal to talk for a long time about things that are not important:
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Informal talking & conversation
- a problem shared is a problem halved idiom
- bants
- blarney
- chatter
- chew
- confab
- conversation
- conversation-stopper
- exchange
- jaw
- make yourself understood idiom
- natter
- orally
- pass
- pillow talk
- shoptalk
- talk shop idiom
- understand
- vox pop
- wash your dirty linen in public idiom
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