Definitions for gasgæs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gasgæs(n.)(pl.)gas•es
(n.)a fluid substance with the ability to expand indefinitely, as opposed to a solid or a liquid.
Category: Physics
any such fluid or mixture of fluids, used as a fuel, anesthetic, asphyxiating agent, etc.
Category: Physics, Chemistry
gasoline. the foot-operated accelerator of an automotive vehicle.
Category: Physiology
Ref: flatus .
an explosive mixture of firedamp with air.
Category: Mining
Slang. empty talk. a person or thing that is very entertaining or successful.
(v.t.)to supply with gas.
to overcome, poison, or asphyxiate with gas or fumes.
to treat or impregnate with gas.
Slang. to talk nonsense to. to amuse or affect strongly.
(v.i.)to give off gas, as a storage battery being charged.
Slang. to indulge in idle, empty talk. to become drunk (often fol. by up).
gas up, to fill the gasoline tank of an automobile or other vehicle.
Category: Automotive, Verb Phrase
Idioms for gas:
step on the gas,to increase one's speed; hurry.
Category: Idiom, Informal
Origin of gas:
1650–60; coined by J. B. van Helmont (1577–1644), Flemish chemist; suggested by Gk cháos atmosphere
Princeton's WordNet
gas, gaseous state(noun)
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
gas(noun)
a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol(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
flatulence, flatulency, gas(noun)
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun(noun)
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
"he stepped on the gas"
natural gas, gas(verb)
a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
gas(verb)
attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
"The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade(verb)
show off
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
gas(noun)æs
a liquid substance used as fuel for vehicles; = gasoline
to fill the car with gas
gasæs
matter that is not solid or liquid
a flammable gas
gasæs
a gas used as fuel for some household equipment; = natural gas
a gas furnace
gasæs
gas produced in your stomach
to pass gas
Wiktionary
gas(Adjective)
comical, zany.
Origin: Shortened from gasoline.
Webster Dictionary
Gas(noun)
an aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aeriform state
Gas(noun)
a complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes
Gas(noun)
laughing gas
Gas(noun)
any irrespirable aeriform fluid
The New Hacker's Dictionary
gas
[as in ‘gas chamber’] 1. interj. A term of disgust and hatred, implying that gas should be dispensed in generous quantities, thereby exterminating the source of irritation. “Some loser just reloaded the system for no reason! Gas!” 2. interj. A suggestion that someone or something ought to be flushed out of mercy. “The system's getting wedged every few minutes. Gas!” 3. vt. To flush (sense 1). “You should gas that old crufty software.” 4. [IBM] n. Dead space in nonsequentially organized files that was occupied by data that has since been deleted; the compression operation that removes it is called degassing (by analogy, perhaps, with the use of the same term in vacuum technology). 5. [IBM] n. Empty space on a disk that has been clandestinely allocated against future need.
Translations for gas
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gasAfrikaans

- غازArabic

- газBulgarian

- gásPortuguese (BR)

- plynCzech

- das GasGerman

- gasDanish

- αέριοGreek

- gasSpanish

- gaasEstonian

- گازFarsi

- kaasuFinnish

- gazFrench

- גַּזHebrew

- गैसHindi

- plinCroatian

- gázHungarian

- gasIndonesian

- lofttegundIcelandic

- gasItalian

- 気体Japanese

- 기체Korean

- dujosLithuanian

- gāzeLatvian

- gasMalay

- gasDutch

- gassNorwegian

- gazPolish

- گازPersian

- تړاس، ګاز، غازPashto

- gásPortuguese

- gazRomanian

- газRussian

- plynSlovak

- plinSlovenian

- gasSerbian

- gasSwedish

- ก๊าซThai

- gazTurkish

- 氣體Chinese (Trad.)

- газUkrainian

- گیس، ہوا کی طرح کا مادہUrdu

- gaVietnamese

- 气体Chinese (Simp.)

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