gas

  1. Noun.  (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.
  2. Noun.  (countable, chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) 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.
  4. Noun.  (countable) A hob on a gas cooker.
  5. Noun.  (US) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.
  6. Noun.  (slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.
  7. Noun.  (baseball) A fastball.
  8. Verb.  To kill with poisonous gas.
  9. Verb.  To talk, chat.
  10. Verb.  To emit gas.
  11. Noun.  (uncountable, US) Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
  12. Verb.  (US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
  13. Verb.  (US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
  14. Adjective.  (Ireland, colloquial) comical, zany.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.