gas

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Related terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.1.4 See also 1.2.2 Verb 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Related terms 1.3.1.3 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Adjective 1.4.1.1 Usage notes 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 Galician 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 3.1.2 Derived terms 3.1.3 Related terms 4 Icelandic 4.1 Noun 5 Indonesian 5.1 Noun 6 Interlingua 6.1 Noun 7 Irish 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Declension 8 Italian 8.1 Noun 8.1.1 Synonyms 8.1.2 Related terms 9 Rohingya 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Noun 10 Spanish 10.1 Noun 11 Swedish 11.1 Pronunciation 11.2 Noun 11.2.1 Derived terms 12 West Frisian 12.1 Pronunciation 12.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gæs/, SAMPA: /g{s/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æs

[edit] 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

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gas (countable and uncountable; plural gases)

1. (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

2. (countable, chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.

   The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases

3. (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.

4. (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.
5. (slang) A humorous event or person.

   He is such a gas!

6. (baseball) A fastball.

   The closer threw him nothing but gas.

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• (state of matter): vapor / vapour
• (digestive process): wind, fart (when gas is released) (US, slang)

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• gas giant
• gaslight
• gasometer
• LP gas
• natural gas

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[edit] See also

• fluid
• liquid
• solid

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to gas (third-person singular simple present gases, present participle gassing, simple past and past participle gassed)

1. To kill with poisonous gas.
2. To talk, chat.
3. To emit gas.

   The battery cell was gassing.

[edit] Etymology 2

Shortened from gasoline.

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gas (uncountable)

1. (uncountable, US) Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

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• (gasoline): gasoline (US), petrol (Commonwealth)

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• gas-guzzler
• gasohol
• gas up
• gasoline

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to gas (third-person singular simple present gases or gasses, present participle gassing, simple past and past participle gassed)

1. (US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

   The cops are coming. Gas it!

2. (US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel

[edit] Etymology 3

Confer slang term "a gas", above.

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gas (comparative more gas, superlative most gas)

1. (Irish, colloquial) comical, zany.

   Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man.

   It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom.

[edit] Usage notes

• This is common in speech, but rarely used in writing.

[edit] Anagrams

• sag

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[edit] Dutch

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gas n. (plural gassen)

1. gas

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• gasleiding
• gasvormig
• gasvorming

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[edit] Galician

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gas m. (plural gases)

1. gas

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• (gas): vapor

[edit] Derived terms

• gas nobre

[edit] Related terms

• gasoso

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[edit] Icelandic

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gas n.

1. gas (state of matter)

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[edit] Indonesian

[edit] Noun

gas

1. gas

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[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Noun

gas

1. gas

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɡasˠ]

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gas m.

1. stalk

[edit] Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gas gais Vocative a ghais a ghasa Genitive gais gas Dative gas gais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gas na gais Genitive an ghais na ngas Dative leis an ngas don ghas leis na gais

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gas	ghas	ngas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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[edit] Italian

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gas m.

1. gas (state of matter, petroleum)
2. petrol
3. poison gas

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• benzina (petroleum)

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• gasare
• gasolina
• gassare
• gassificare
• gassista
• gassometro
• gassoso

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[edit] Rohingya

[edit] Etymology

From Bengali.

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gas

1. tree

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[edit] Spanish

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gas m. (plural gases)

1. gas

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for gas	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gas	gasen	gaser	gaserna
Genitive	gas	gasens	gasers	gasernas

gas c.

1. gas; a state of matter
2. gas; a compound or element in such a state
3. gas; gaseous fuels
4. (plural only: gaser) gas; waste gas

[edit] 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

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gas/

[edit] Noun

gas n.

1. gas