Definition of "gas"
- noun
Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.
A chemical element or compound in such a state.
A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
A hob on a gas cooker.
Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.
A humorous or entertaining event or person.
A fastball.
Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
- verb
To kill with poisonous gas.
To talk, chat.
To emit gas.
To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
- adjective
Comical, zany.
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