GAS


Meaning of GAS in English

(~es, ~ses, ~sing, ~sed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

Note: The form '~es' is the plural of the noun. The form '~ses' is the third person singular of the verb.

1.

Gas is a substance like air that is neither liquid nor solid and burns easily. It is used as a fuel for cooking and heating.

Coal is actually cheaper than ~...

Shell signed a contract to develop oil and ~ reserves near Archangel.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

A ~ is any substance that is neither liquid nor solid, for example oxygen or hydrogen.

Helium is a very light ~.

...a huge cloud of ~ and dust from the volcanic eruption.

N-VAR

3.

Gas is a poisonous ~ that can be used as a weapon.

...mustard ~...

The problem was that the exhaust ~es contain many toxins.

N-MASS

4.

Gas is a ~ used for medical purposes, for example to make patients feel less pain or go to sleep during an operation. (INFORMAL)

...an anaesthetic ~ used by many dentists.

N-MASS

5.

Gas is the fuel which is used to drive motor vehicles. (AM; in BRIT, use petrol )

...a tank of ~.

...~ stations.

= ~oline

N-UNCOUNT

6.

To ~ a person or animal means to kill them by making them breathe poisonous ~.

Her husband ran a pipe from her car exhaust to the bedroom in an attempt to ~ her.

VERB: V n

7.

see also ~ chamber , ~ mask , greenhouse ~ , laughing ~ , natural ~ , tear ~

8.

If you step on the ~ when you are driving a vehicle, you go faster. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use step on it )

PHRASE: V inflects

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