English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch gas, a word coined by chemist Van Helmont. Perhaps inspired by Dutch & Flemish gheest "breath, vapour, spirit" or from Ancient Greek χάος (khaos), “‘chasm, void’”). More at ghost, ghastly
Noun
Singular |
Plural |
Gas (es)
- (uncountable, chemistry) Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.
- A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder
- (countable, chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.
- The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases
- (uncountable) An inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating or electricity generation.
- Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.
- (US) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.
- My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas.
- (slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.
- He is such a gas!
- (baseball) A fastball.
- The closer threw him nothing but gas.
Synonyms
- (state of matter): vapor / vapour
- (digestive process): wind, fart (when gas is released) (US, slang)
Related terms
- gas giant
- gaslight
- gasometer
- LP gas
- natural gas
Translations
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See also
- fluid
- liquid
- solid
Verb
Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to Gas (third-person singular simple present gases, present participle gassing, simple past and past participle gassed)
Etymology 2
Shortened from gasoline.
Noun
Singular |
Plural |
Gas (-)
- (uncountable, US) Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
Synonyms
- (gasoline): gasoline (US), petrol (Commonwealth)
Related terms
- gas-guzzler
- gasohol
- gas up
- gasoline
Translations
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Verb
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Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to Gas (third-person singular simple present gases or gasses, present participle gassing, simple past and past participle gassed)
- (US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
- The cops are coming. Gas it!
- (US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel
Etymology 3
Confer slang term "a gas", above.
Adjective
Gas (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- (Irish, colloquial) comical, zany.
- Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man.
- It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom.
Usage notes
- This is common in speech, but rarely used in writing.
Anagrams
- ags,
- sag, SAG
- SGA
Dutch
Noun
Gas n. (plural gassen)
Derived terms
- gasleiding
- gasvormig
- gasvorming
Galician
Noun
Gas m. (plural gases)
Synonyms
- (gas): vapor
Derived terms
- gas nobre
Related terms
- gasoso
Icelandic
Noun
Gas n.
- gas (state of matter)
Anagrams
- ags,
- sag
Indonesian
Noun
Gas
Interlingua
Noun
Gas
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ɡasˠ]
Noun
Gas m.
- stalk
Declension
- First declension
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Italian
Noun
Gas m.
- gas (state of matter, petroleum)
- petrol
- poison gas
Synonyms
- benzina (petroleum)
Related terms
- gasare
- gasolina
- gassare
- gassificare
- gassista
- gassometro
- gassoso
Rohingya
Etymology
From Template:Bn[[Category:rhg:Template:Bn derivations|Gas]].
Noun
Gas [[Category:Template:Rhg nouns|Gas]]
- tree
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
gȃs m. (Cyrillic spelling га̑с)
- (Bosnian, Serbian) gas (state of matter)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | gȃs | gásovi |
genitive | gasa | gásōvā |
dative | gasu | gasovima |
accusative | gas | gasove |
vocative | gase | gasovi |
locative | gasu | gasovima |
instrumental | gasom | gasovima |
Synonyms
- (Croatian): plȋn
Spanish
Noun
Gas m. (plural gases)
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Plural |
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
Inflection for Gas | Singular | Plural | ||
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Possessive form | gas |
Gas c.
- gas; a state of matter
- gas; a compound or element in such a state
- gas; gaseous fuels
- (plural only: gaser) gas; waste gas
Derived terms
- avgas
- biogas
- gasbehållare
- gasformig
- gasledning
- gaslykta
- gaslåga
- gasverk
- ge gas / ge mer gas / gasa. To accelerate a motor vehicle.
- ha gaser
- naturgas
- rötgas
- stadsgas
- sumpgas
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- [[w:Template:Fy phonology|IPA]]: /gas/
Noun
Gas n. [[Category:Template:Fy nouns|Gas]]
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