gas
[noun]
Synonyms: nonsense, blather, bull, bunkum, flapdoodle, hokum, hot air, jazz, malarkey, poppycock
[verb]
Synonyms: chat, babble, chatter, clack, gab, jaw, prate, prattle, run on, yak

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I. gas¹ S1 W2 /ɡæs/ noun (plural gases or gasses)
[Sense 1-3, 6-9: Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Greek khaos 'empty space'; ⇒ chaos]
[Sense 4-5: Date: 1900-2000; Origin: gasoline]

1. [uncountable and countable] a substance such as air, which is not solid or liquid, and usually cannot be seen:
hydrogen gas
toxic/poisonous/noxious gases
a cloud of toxic gas
a gas cylinder/bottle (=for storing gas) ⇒ greenhouse gas

2. [uncountable] a clear substance like air that is burned for heating or cooking
gas cooker/stove/oven
Can you light the gas for me?
The explosion was caused by a gas leak from the water heater.

3. gas mark 4/5/6 etc British English a measurement of the temperature of a gas oven

4. [uncountable] American English (also gasoline) a liquid made from petroleum, used mainly for producing power in the engines of cars, trucks etc Synonym : petrol British English:
I probably spend over $200 a month on gas.
The mechanic found a hole in the gas tank.

5. the gas American English the gas pedal of a car Synonym : accelerator:
We stepped on the gas (=pushed down the gas pedal and made the car go faster) and sped away.

6. [uncountable] a clear substance like air that is used for medical reasons, for example to make people feel less pain or make them sleep during an operation:
an anaesthetic gas ⇒ laughing gas

7. [uncountable] a type of gas used as a weapon, because it harms or kills people when they breathe it in:
mustard gas ⇒ nerve gas, poison gas, tear gas

8. [uncountable] American English informal the condition of having a lot of air in your stomach Synonym : wind British English

9. a gas American English old-fashioned spoken something that is fun and makes you laugh a lot

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II. gas² verb (past tense and past participle gassed, present participle gassing)

1. [transitive] to poison or kill someone with gas

2. [intransitive] British English informal to talk for a long time about unimportant or boring things Synonym : chat:
They were just gassing away.
gas up phrasal verb American English
to put petrol in a car:
We’d better gas up before we go.
gas something ↔ up
George gassed up the car.

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gas
noun
I. substance like air
ADJ. noxious, poisonous, toxic | explosive, inflammable, radioactive | inert | exhaust, greenhouse pollution from greenhouse gases
nerve, tear Police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators.
VERB + GAS give off, produce It gives off a poisonous gas as it rots down.
GAS + VERB build up Noxious gases had built up in the sewer.
escape, leak Toxic gases can escape through one of the pipes.

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gas
II. for heating/cooking
ADJ. butane, coal, natural, propane | bottled, Calor
VERB + GAS cook with I prefer to cook with gas.
light, turn on I lit the gas and put the soup on to warm.
GAS + NOUN appliance, boiler, central heating, cooker, fire, lamp, oven | bottle, cylinder, pipeline | board | industry | field tapping the North Sea gas fields
supply | works Local gas works were closed as natural gas became available.
leak All gas leaks should be reported as soon as possible.
PHRASES gas mark 2, 3, etc. Set the oven at gas mark 4.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

gas

natural gas (=gas used for cooking and heating, taken from under the earth or from under the sea)
The main part of natural gas is methane.
a poisonous/toxic gas
Carbon monoxide is the main poisonous gas in car exhaust.
a noxious gas (=a harmful or poisonous gas)
A noxious gas was discovered to be leaking from the pipe.
a greenhouse gas (=a gas, especially carbon monoxide or methane, that is thought to trap heat above the earth and cause the Earth's surface to become warmer)
We need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
nerve gas (=a poisonous gas used in war to kill or paralyse people)
Troops were exposed to low levels of nerve gas during the conflict.
tear gas (=a gas that stings your eyes, used by the police to control crowds)
Police using tear gas had clashed with protestors.
a gas cooker/oven/stove
Gas cookers are more efficient than electric ones.
a gas fire (=an object that burns gas to heat a room)
She turned on the gas fire.
a gas cylinder (=a large container for gas)
One of the gas cylinders exploded.
a gas bottle (=a small container for gas)
The gas bottles need to be stored in a safe place.
a gas leak (=an escape of gas through a hole in something)
If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
a gas supply (=a system for supplying gas to someone's house)
The engineers had quite a challenge to install the new gas supply.
gas reserves (=a supply of gas kept to be used when it is needed)
Norway has far greater gas reserves than the UK.
a gas pipeline
The Chinese and Russian governments are cooperating in gas pipeline projects.
a gas bill (=a bill you have to pay for gas you have used)
Household gas bills have increased dramatically.
gas production
The company expanded its gas production facilities.
the gas industry
There are plans to nationalize the country's gas industry.

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gas
ɡæs
See: step on it or step on the gas

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GAS
Guilty As Sin

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