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gas
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Noun
  • a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
  • a pedal that controls the throttle valve
    • he stepped on the gas
  • a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • show off
  • attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
    • The despot gassed the rebellious tribes
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