gas

Etymology 1
Borrowed from, in Ortus Medicinae. Derived from ; perhaps also inspired by. ..

Noun

 * 1)  Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
 * 2)  A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
 * 3)  A chemical element or compound in such a state.
 * 4)  A hob on a gas cooker.
 * 5)   or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
 * 6)  The supply of natural gas, as a utility.
 * 7)  A humorous or entertaining event, person, or thing.
 * 8)  Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
 * 9)  A fastball.
 * 10)  Arterial or venous blood gas.
 * 1)  A hob on a gas cooker.
 * 2)   or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
 * 3)  The supply of natural gas, as a utility.
 * 4)  A humorous or entertaining event, person, or thing.
 * 5)  Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
 * 6)  A fastball.
 * 7)  Arterial or venous blood gas.
 * 1)  A humorous or entertaining event, person, or thing.
 * 2)  Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
 * 3)  A fastball.
 * 4)  Arterial or venous blood gas.
 * 1)  Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
 * 2)  A fastball.
 * 3)  Arterial or venous blood gas.
 * 1)  Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
 * 2)  A fastball.
 * 3)  Arterial or venous blood gas.
 * 1)  Arterial or venous blood gas.
 * 1)  Arterial or venous blood gas.

Verb

 * 1)  To attack or kill with poison gas.
 * 2)  To use poison gas in (a volume or area) to attack or kill someone or something.
 * 3)  To talk in a boastful or vapid way; to chatter.
 * 4)  To impose upon by talking boastfully.
 * 5)  To emit gas.
 * 6)  To impregnate with gas.
 * 7)  To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
 * 1)  To impose upon by talking boastfully.
 * 2)  To emit gas.
 * 3)  To impregnate with gas.
 * 4)  To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
 * 1)  To impregnate with gas.
 * 2)  To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
 * 1)  To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
 * 1)  To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * , a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
 * 1)   accelerator.
 * 2)   An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.
 * 3)  Marijuana, typically of high quality.
 * 1)  Marijuana, typically of high quality.
 * 1)  Marijuana, typically of high quality.
 * 1)  Marijuana, typically of high quality.
 * 1)  Marijuana, typically of high quality.
 * 1)  Marijuana, typically of high quality.

Usage notes

 * Unlike most terms derived from, the use of to mean  is not restricted to North America, and is also used in the UK; particularly among driving instructors and motoring enthusiasts.

Verb

 * 1)  To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it.
 * 2)  To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
 * 1)  To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
 * 1)  To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

Etymology 3
Compare the slang usage of "a gas", above.

Adjective

 * , zany; fun, amusing.

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) guest

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) gas substance in gaseous phase

Noun

 * 1) gas

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  gas

Etymology 1
Coined by chemist Jan Baptiste van Helmont in Ortus Medicinae (1648), by way of deliberate similarity to.

Noun

 * 1) gas
 * 2) liquefied petroleum gas

Etymology 2
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) unpaved street

Etymology 1
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  (state of matter)

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) gauze

Etymology
From, a term coined by chemist. Perhaps inspired by or by, from.

Noun

 * 1) gas
 * 2)  Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.
 * 3) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

Verb

 * 1)  to hit the gas, to accelerate.

Noun

 * 1) gas

Noun

 * 1) stalk, stem
 * 2) sprig, shoot, frond
 * 3)  stripling; scion

Noun

 * 1)  (state of matter, petroleum)
 * 2) carbon dioxide (in fizzy drinks)
 * 3) petrol
 * 4) poison gas
 * 1) poison gas

Etymology
Coined by chemist (appearing in his Ortus Medicinae as an invariable noun).

Noun

 * 1)  gas (state of matter)

Etymology
From, from , in Ortus Medicinae. Derived from ; perhaps also inspired by. .

Noun

 * 1)  One of the four states of matter.
 * 2)  Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
 * 3) The  that is released by coal factories.
 * 4) The vapour that is released by petrol or gasoline.
 * 1) The  that is released by coal factories.
 * 2) The vapour that is released by petrol or gasoline.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) tree

Etymology
From, nominative singular form of.

Noun

 * 1)  chap

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) gauze

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) gauze

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) a goose

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) goose

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) tree

Etymology
From, invented by Jan Baptiste van Helmont, from.

Noun

 * 1) gas

Noun

 * 1)   (state of matter)
 * 2) gas (as fuel for combustion engines)
 * 3)  acceleration
 * 4) *  gȃs - “give gas”: accelerate
 * 5) gas pedal, accelerator
 * 1) gas pedal, accelerator

Etymology
Borrowed from, coined by Belgian chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont. Perhaps inspired by 🇨🇬 (Modern 🇨🇬, or from.

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) ; a state of matter
 * 2) gas; a compound or element in such a state
 * 3) gas; gaseous fuels
 * 4)  gas; waste gas
 * 5) gas pedal, acceleration (compare  and )

Etymology 2
From. Attested since 1670.

Noun

 * 1)  gauze (thin fabric with a loose, open weave)
 * 2)  gauze

Etymology 1
Either from, itself a , or a.

Noun

 * 1) gasoline
 * 2) kerosene; petroleum;
 * 1) kerosene; petroleum;

Etymology 2
Either from or, ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) gaseous substance; vapor; fume

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) gas