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gas

Audio Help [gas] Pronunciation Key noun, plural gas·es, verb, gassed, gas·sing.

–noun

1.	Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.

2.	any such fluid or mixture of fluids.

3.	any such fluid used as an anesthetic, as nitrous oxide: Did the dentist give you gas for your extraction?

4.	any such combustible fluid used as fuel: Light the gas in the oven.

Automotive.

gasoline.

b.	Also called gas pedal. the foot-operated accelerator of an automotive vehicle: Take your foot off the gas.

flatus.

7.	Coal Mining. an explosive mixture of firedamp with air.

8.	an aeriform fluid or a mistlike assemblage of fine particles suspended in air, used in warfare to asphyxiate, poison, or stupefy an enemy.

Slang.

a.	empty talk.

b.	a person or thing that is very entertaining, pleasing, or successful: The party was an absolute gas, and we loved it.

c.	a person or thing that affects one strongly.

–verb (used with object)

10.	to supply with gas.

11.	to overcome, poison, or asphyxiate with gas or fumes.

12.	to singe (yarns or fabrics) with a gas flame to remove superfluous fibers.

13.	to treat or impregnate with gas.

14.

Slang.

a.	to talk nonsense or falsehood to.

b.	to amuse or affect strongly: Her weird clothes really gas me.

–verb (used without object)

15.	to give off gas, as a storage battery being charged.

16.

Slang.

a.	to indulge in idle, empty talk.

b.	to become drunk (often fol. by up).

—Verb phrase

17.	gas up, to fill the gasoline tank of an automobile, truck, or other vehicle.

—Idiom

18.	step on the gas, Informal. to increase the speed of one's movement or activity; hurry: We'd better step on the gas or we'll be late for the concert.

[Origin: 1650–60; coined by J. B. van Helmont (1577–1644), Flemish chemist; suggested by Gk cháos atmosphere

]

—Related forms

gasless, adjective

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gas Audio Help (gās) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. gas·es or gas·ses

1. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by relatively low density and viscosity, relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature, the ability to diffuse readily, and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container.
2. A substance in the gaseous state.
3. Flatulence.
4. Flatus.
A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.
Gasoline.
The speed control of a gasoline engine. Used with the: Step on the gas.
A gaseous asphyxiant, irritant, or poison.
A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide.
1. Flatulence.
2. Flatus.
Slang Idle or boastful talk.
Slang Someone or something exceptionally exciting or entertaining: The party was a gas.

v. gassed, gas·sing, gas·es or gas·ses

v. tr.

To treat chemically with gas.
To overcome, disable, or kill with poisonous fumes.

v. intr.

To give off gas.
Slang To talk excessively.

Phrasal Verb(s):
gas up
To supply a vehicle with gas or gasoline: gas up a car; gassed up before the trip.

[Dutch, an occult physical principle supposed to be present in all bodies, alteration of Greek khaos, chaos, empty space, coined by Jan Baptista van Helmont (1577-1644), Flemish chemist.]

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gas Audio Help (gās) Pronunciation Key
One of four main states of matter, composed of molecules in constant random motion. Unlike a solid, a gas has no fixed shape and will take on the shape of the space available. Unlike a liquid, the intermolecular forces are very small; it has no fixed volume and will expand to fill the space available.

gaseous adjective (gās'ē-əs, gāsh'əs)

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