Definition of 'gas'
Word forms: plural gases
, 3rd person singular present
tense gasses
, present participle gassing
, past tense, past participle gassed
language note: The form gases is the plural of the noun. The form gasses is the third person singular of the verb.
1. uncountable noun
2. variable noun
3. variable noun
4. variable noun
5. uncountable noun
Gas is the fuel which is used to drive motor vehicles.
[US] ...a tank of gas.
...gas stations.
regional note: in BRIT, use petrol
6. verb
7. singular noun [a NOUN]
8. See also gas chamber, gas mask, greenhouse gas, laughing gas, natural gas, tear gas
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nounWord forms: plural gases or gasses
1.
a substance in a physical state in which it does not resist change of shape and will expand indefinitely to fill any container. If very high pressure is applied a gas may become liquid or solid, otherwise its
density tends towards that of the condensed phase
Compare liquid (sense 1), solid (sense 1)2.
any substance that is gaseous at room temperature and atmospheric pressure
3.
any gaseous substance that is above its critical temperature and therefore not liquefiable by pressure alone
Compare vapour (sense 2)5.
9.
verbWord forms: gases, gasses, gassing or gassed
13. (transitive)
to provide or fill with gas
16. (transitive)
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Derived forms
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Word origin of 'gas'
nounWord forms: plural gases or ˈgasses (ˈgæsɪz
; gasˈiz)
1.
the fluid form of a substance in which it can expand indefinitely and completely
fill its container; form that is neither liquid nor solid; vapor
2.
any mixture of flammable gases used for lighting, heating, or cooking
3.
any gas, as nitrous oxide, used as an anesthetic
4.
any substance, as phosgene, intentionally dispersed through the atmosphere, as in war, to act as a poison, irritant, or asphyxiant
5.
7. US, Slang
a.
idle or boastful talk
verb transitiveWord forms: gassed or ˈgassing
9.
to supply with gas
10.
to subject to the action of gas
11.
to injure or kill by gas, as in war
12. US, Slang
to thrill, delight, amuse greatly, etc.
verb intransitive
13.
to give off gas
14. US, Slang
to talk in an idle or boastful way
adjective
15.
of, using, or operated by gas
Idioms:
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Word origin of 'gas'
Example sentences containing 'gas'
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He also allegedly tampered with a domestic gas fitting. The Sun (2016)We have gas heating but who can afford to use it? The Sun (2016)They carry oxygen and a gas and air mix for pain relief. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Natural gas burns more cleanly than other fossil fuels. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The float is part of his plan to diversify the economy away from a reliance on oil and gas. Times, Sunday Times (2016)They will also be greener, being powered by liquefied natural gas and fuel cells. Times, Sunday Times (2016)He did stand a long way off the odd ditch but once there was a little less gas in the tank he was really good. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The dumping of other regulations will make it easier for frackers to find more natural gas, so increasing its supply and lowering its price. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Danger,' explaining that they had used gas to kill themselves. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Plant officials blamed dust in the gas. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent (1994)This burns the waste to ash and releases highly flammable carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases. Times, Sunday Times (2013)It is the second gas find in the region in the past year. The Sun (2012)The solar wind slows as it crashes into the thin gas that fills the space between stars. Times, Sunday Times (2007)These lakes were full of poisonous gases from the volcano. Times, Sunday Times (2009)They need to breathe toxic gas the way humans need oxygen. Times, Sunday Times (2008)And they have fake wood fires fuelled with gas. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Could the exhaust gases be seeping into the car? Times, Sunday Times (2012)These tougher sanctions would cover oil and gas investment and the financial sector. Times, Sunday Times (2007)They are fuelled by natural gas pumped through the steel and copper stems. Times, Sunday Times (2012)My problem is the empty gas tank. Christianity Today (2000)These memory cells are kept at very low temperatures using a liquid gas. Computers Basic Facts (1983)The gas was lighted and the electric lights. The Treasure Seekers (1899)The allowance makes it harder to persuade such villages to convert from coal to gas central heating. Times, Sunday Times (2012)She was given gas and air during an ankle massage then released. The Sun (2013)The gas is then piped back to the surface. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Gas and dust thrown off by the spinning sun formed the planets. The Sun (2009)The data confirmed a downward trend, especially for domestic gas consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2014)The company also manufactures the Ideal range of domestic gas boilers. Times, Sunday Times (2007)A source close to the investigation said the test would detect traces of anaesthetic gas if there were any. Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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Translations for 'gas'
British English: gas
/ɡæs/ NOUN
A gas is any substance that is neither liquid nor solid.
Hydrogen is a gas, not a metal.
- American English: gas
- Arabic: غَاز
- Brazilian Portuguese: gás
- Chinese: 煤气
- Croatian: plin
- Czech: plyn
- Danish: gas
- Dutch: gas
- European Spanish: gas
- Finnish: kaasu
- French: gaz
- German: Gas
- Greek: αέριο
- Italian: gas
- Japanese: ガス
- Korean: 가스
- Norwegian: gass
- Polish: gaz
- European Portuguese: gás
- Romanian: gaz
- Russian: газ
- Spanish: gas
- Swedish: gas
- Thai: แก๊ซ
- Turkish: gaz
- Ukrainian: газ
- Vietnamese: khí ga
British English: gas VERB
To gas a person or animal means to kill them by making them breathe poisonous gas.
Her husband ran a pipe from her car exhaust to the bedroom in an attempt to gas her.
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