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gas
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- pronunciation:
- gaes
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
gases, gasses |
definition 1: |
matter that is neither liquid nor solid and expands or contracts rapidly and uniformly with temperature changes.
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definition 2: |
a flammable gas or mixture of gases, esp. when used for heating, cooking, or lighting.
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definition 3: |
gasoline.
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definition 4: |
the accelerator of an automobile.
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definition 5: |
anaesthetic gas.
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definition 6: |
poisonous gas.
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definition 7: |
(slang) idle talk.
- similar words:
- gab
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definition 8: |
(slang) something amusing or astonishing.
Those acrobats were a gas!- similar words:
- ball
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related words: |
air, fluid, fume, laugh, throttle |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
gases, gasses, gassing, gassed |
definition 1: |
to provide with gas.
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definition 2: |
to treat or mix with gas.
- similar words:
- fume
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definition 3: |
to poison with gas.
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to emit gas or fumes.
- similar words:
- fume
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definition 2: |
(informal) to fill the tank of a vehicle with gasoline (fol. by" up").
They gassed up before starting the trip. |
definition 3: |
(slang) to talk idly or boastfully.
- similar words:
- gab
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related words: |
babble, chat, talk |
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derivation: |
gasless (adj.) |
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