noun
1 substance like air
ADJECTIVE
▪ deadly , noxious , poisonous , toxic
▪ explosive , flammable , inflammable ( esp. BrE ), radioactive
▪ compressed , hot
▪ colourless/colorless , odourless/odorless
▪ inert , noble
▪ exhaust , greenhouse
▪
pollution from greenhouse ~es
▪ hydrogen , methane
▪ mustard , nerve , sarin , tear
▪
Police used water cannon and tear ~ against demonstrators.
▪ laughing (= nitrous oxide) ( informal )
VERB + GAS
▪ emit , give off , produce , release
▪
It gives off a poisonous ~ as it decomposes.
GAS + VERB
▪ build up
▪
Noxious ~es had built up in the sewer.
GAS + NOUN
▪ escape , leak
▪
Toxic ~es can escape through one of the pipes.
▪ emissions
▪
greenhouse ~ emissions
▪ chamber
▪
Millions of Jews were sent to the ~ chambers by the Nazis.
▪ mask
2 for heating/cooking
ADJECTIVE
▪ butane ( esp. BrE ), coal , natural , propane ( esp. BrE )
▪ bottled , Calor™ ( BrE ), cooking ( AmE )
VERB + GAS
▪ cook with
▪
I prefer to cook with ~.
▪ light , turn on
▪
I lit the ~ and put the soup on to warm.
GAS + NOUN
▪ appliance , boiler ( esp. BrE ), central heating ( BrE ), cooker , fire , furnace ( AmE ), heater , lamp , oven , range ( AmE ), stove
▪ bottle ( BrE ), canister , cylinder , pipeline
▪ board ( BrE )
▪ exploration , industry
▪ field , reserves
▪
Chinese ~ reserves are now being tapped.
▪ supply
▪ leak
▪
All ~ leaks should be reported as soon as possible.
PHRASES
▪ ~ mark 2, 3, etc. ( BrE )
▪
Set the oven at ~ mark 4.
3 ( AmE ) fuel for cars, etc. ⇨ See also ↑ gasoline
GAS + NOUN
▪ pedal
▪
He hit the ~ pedal and headed off.
▪ station
▪
We stopped at a ~ station to fill up.