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[ US /ˈɡæs/ ]
[ US /ˈɡæs/ ]
VERB
- show off
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attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
The despot gassed the rebellious tribes
NOUN
- a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
- a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
- a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
- the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
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a pedal that controls the throttle valve
he stepped on the gas - a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
How To Use gas In A Sentence
- The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Iran Election Live-Blogging (Saturday June 20 Part II)
- Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
- By recording the spectra of several distant quasars whose light pierces the Milky Way, the spacecraft revealed some 50 ultraviolet-absorbing gas clouds around our galaxy.
- He did stand a long way off the odd ditch but once there was a little less gas in the tank he was really good. Times, Sunday Times
- A couple of coats of new antifouling paint may cost the equivalent of a couple tanks of gas, but you will keep saving money on fuel all season long.
- When alive, the spiders kept on the gaster-only diet initially grew but then shriveled, while those eating the head, legs and thoraces thrived, with some tripling their weight. Why Spiders Always Devour Ants Head First | Impact Lab
- IS is said to have used chlorine gas in attacks and built up a substantial chemical weapons cache. The Sun
- I don't know who'll get there first, but Las Vegas is a good bet.
- Seizures are most likely to occur early in an illness (such as roseola, colds, gastrointestinal infection) when the fever is rising quickly.
- A recent issue of Gastroenterology reports on animal studies describing a swallowable capsule that can transmit video images as it travels through the small intestine.