Gas

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.3 Anagrams 1.4 Related terms 1.5 Synonyms 1.6 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 Frisian 3.1 Noun 4 German 4.1 Noun 5 Icelandic 5.1 Noun 6 Indonesian 6.1 Noun 7 Interlingua 7.1 Noun 8 Irish 8.1 Noun 9 Italian 9.1 Noun 9.2 Synonym 9.3 Related terms 10 Spanish 10.1 Noun 11 Swedish 11.1 Noun 11.2 Related expressions

English

Noun

gas (plural: ((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) gases, ((UK{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) gasses) (countable and uncountable)

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((chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A fundamental state of matter that is intermediate between liquid and plasma.  A gas can only be contained if it is fully surrounded by a solid.  A gas can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

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((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) (short form of gasoline) A derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

1. ((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process. My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas.
2. ((slang{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})): A humorous event or person.

   He is such a gas.

3. (baseball) A fastball

   The closer threw him nothing but gas.

Translations

Bosnian: gas m. Chinese: 气体 (1), 汽油 (2) Dutch: gas n. Finnish: kaasu (1); bensiini (2) French: gaz m. Frisian: gas n. German: Gas n. Indonesian: gas Interlingua: gas (1); gasolina (2) Italian: gas m. (1), benzina f. (2)

Japanese: 気体 (きたい, kitai)(1), ガソリン(がそりん, gasorin)(2) Latvian: gāze f. (1), (3) Portuguese: gás m. (1); gasolina f. (2) Polish: gaz m. (1), benzyna f. (2) Romanian: gaz n. Slovak: plyn m. (1), benzín m. (2) Spanish: gas m. Swedish: gas c.

Verb

to gas (third-person singular simple present gases, present participle gassing, simple past gassed, past participle gassed)

1. To poison by enclosing in a room filled with a harmful gas.
2. To talk, chat

Anagrams

• sag

Related terms

gas giant gas-guzzler gaslight gasohol

gasoline gasometer LP gas natural gas

Synonyms

• (state of matter): vapor / vapour
• (gasoline): ((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) gasoline, ((UK{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) petrol
• (digestive process): ((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) ((slang{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) fart (when gas is released)

See also

• fluid
• liquid
• solid

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Dutch

Noun

gas n.

1. gas

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Frisian

Noun

gas n.

1. gas

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German

Noun

Gas n.

1. gas

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Icelandic

Noun

gas n.

1. gas (state of matter)

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Indonesian

Noun

gas

1. gas

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Interlingua

Noun

gas

1. gas

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Irish

Noun

gas m

1. stalk

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Italian

Noun

gas m.

1. gas
2. petrol

Synonym

• benzina

Related terms

• gasare
• gasolina
• gassare
• gassificare
• gassista
• gassometro
• gassoso

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Spanish

Noun

gas m.

1. gas

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Swedish

Noun

gas c.

1. gas

Related expressions

ge gas or ge mer gas (informal). Used about drivers of cars or other motorized vehicles who accelerates.el:gas fr:gas io:gas it:gas hu:gas no:gas pl:gas sr:gas fi:gas zh:gas