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gas

UK
/ɡæs/
US
/ɡæs/

Translations

gasnoun
gases
pl
UK
/ɡæs/
US
/ɡæs/
The gas in the kitchen is leaking.
Газ на кухне протекает.
I need to fill up the car with gas before the trip.
Мне нужно заправить машину бензином перед поездкой.
Additional translations
воздух
весельчак
болтовня
Synonyms
fume
vapor
air
smoke
mist
steam
exhalation
emission
gasverb
gassed
Past Simple
gassed
Past Participle
gassing
Gerund
UK
/ɡæs/
US
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He likes to gas the car engine to show off.
Ему нравится газовать двигателем машины, чтобы похвастаться.
отравлять газом
The dictator threatened to gas the rebels.
Диктатор пригрозил отравить газом повстанцев.
Additional translations
сжижать (about gases as cooling or liquefying)
нагнетать (to pressurize with gas)
Synonyms
fuel
energize
power
propel
activate
gasadjective
UK
/ɡæs/
US
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Used attributively before a noun to denote something powered by or relating to gas, e.g., "gas stove".
Synonyms
gaseous
vaporous
aeriform
fun
hilarious
amusing
entertaining
enjoyable
a blast
a riot

Definitions

gasnoun
An air-like fluid substance that expands freely to fill any space available; one of the fundamental states of matter.
Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas essential to life.
Natural gas used as a domestic or industrial fuel.
The building is heated by gas rather than electricity.
Nitrous oxide or another anesthetic gas used to sedate patients.
The dentist gave me gas so the procedure was painless.
A colloquial term for gasoline, a liquid fuel used in internal combustion engines.
I need to stop at the station to fill up the car with gas.
A humorous or entertaining person or situation.
The party was a gas, everyone had a great time.
Excess gas in the digestive tract; flatulence.
Those beans always give me gas.
A poisonous or noxious gas used as a chemical weapon or pesticide.
The troops were equipped with masks to protect against poison gas.
Informal: the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle.
Step on the gas or we'll be late.
gasverb
To supply or fill with gas, especially fuel for an engine.
He stopped at the station to gas up the car before the long drive.
To talk excessively or boastfully.
She tends to gas on about her achievements at every opportunity.
To poison or kill with gas.
The soldiers were ordered to gas the enemy trenches during the attack.
To release gas; to emit gaseous substances.
The decaying vegetation began to gas as the temperature rose.
gasadjective
Powered by, containing, or relating to gas (as a fuel or substance).
They installed a new gas heater in the basement.
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