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Meaning of gases
noun
- Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly. Example: A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.
- A chemical element or compound in such a state. Example: The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.
- 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. Example: Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.
- A hob on a gas cooker. Example: She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.
- Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process. Example: My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas.
verb
- To kill with poisonous gas.
- To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.
- To impose upon by talking boastfully.
- To emit gas. Example: The battery cell was gassing.
- To impregnate with gas. Example: to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder
noun
- Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
- Gas pedal.
verb
- To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it. Example: The cops are coming. Gas it!
- To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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