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   gas

   /ɡas/

   noun

   • 1. a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid): "hot balls of gas that become stars"
   • ▪ a gaseous substance that cannot be liquefied by the application of pressure alone.
   • ▪ a flammable gas used as a fuel: "cooking is done by bottled gas"
   • ▪ a gaseous anaesthetic such as nitrous oxide, used in dentistry.
   • ▪ gas or vapour used as a poisonous agent in warfare: "gas was one of the most dreaded weapons of the war"
   • ▪ gas generated in the alimentary canal; flatulence.
   • ▪ an explosive mixture of firedamp with air.
   • 2. short for gasoline North American
   • ▪ used in reference to power or the accelerator of a car: "I ordered my friend to step on the gas"
   • 3. an entertaining or amusing person or situation: informal "the party would be a gas"
   • ▪ enjoyment, amusement, or fun: Irish "it was great gas in the club last night"

   verb

   • 1. kill or harm by exposure to gas: "my son was gassed at Verdun"
   • ▪ (of a storage battery or dry cell) give off gas: "the maintenance-free charger controls the input without inducing gassing"
   • 2. talk excessively about trivial matters: informal "I thought you'd never stop gassing"
   • 3. fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol: informal North American "after gassing up the car, he went into the restaurant"

   adjective

   • 1. very amusing or entertaining: informal Irish "Ruthie, that's gas—you're a gem"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: invented by J. B. van Helmont (1577–1644), Belgian chemist, to denote an occult principle which he believed to exist in all matter; suggested by Greek khaos ‘chaos’, with Dutch g representing Greek kh.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGAS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Znaczenie Gas, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     gas definicja: 1. a substance in a form like air that is...

   • Gas: French Translation

     GAS translate: essence [feminine], gaz [masculine], gaz...

   • Gas: Polish Translation

     GAS translate: gaz, gaz, benzyna, gazy, zagazować, gaz, gaz,...

   • Gas: Korean Translation

     GAS translate: 가스, 기체, 가솔린. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Gas: Danish Translation

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   • Gas: Japanese Translation

     GAS translate: （調理用・燃料用の）ガス, （固体・液体に対する）気体, ガス, ガソリン, ガソリン,...

   • Gas: Italian Translation

     GAS translate: gas, gas, benzina, gas, gas, gas, gas,...

   • Gas: Thai Translation

     gas translate: ก๊าซ, ก๊าซหุงต้ม, ยาสลบ, แก๊สพิษ,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gasGas Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGAS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › gasGAS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Gas definition: a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.. See examples of GAS used in a sentence.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GasGas - Wikipedia

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   Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter. The others are solid, liquid, and plasma. A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g. oxygen), or compound molecules made from a variety of atoms (e.g. carbon dioxide).

7. www.britannica.com › science › gas-state-of-matterGas | Definition, State of Matter, Properties, Structure, & Facts

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   5 days ago · Gas, one of the three fundamental states of matter, with distinctly different properties from the liquid and solid states. The remarkable feature of gases is that they appear to have no structure at all. They have neither a definite size nor shape, whereas ordinary solids have both a definite size.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGAS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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