gas

IPA: gˈæs

(uncountable, chemistry) 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.
(uncountable) 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.
(uncountable, military) Poison gas.
(countable, chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.
(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.
(uncountable) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
(slang, dated) A humorous or entertaining event, person or thing.
(slang) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
(baseball) A fastball.
(medicine, colloquial) Arterial or venous blood gas.
(uncountable, Canada, US, New Zealand) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
(uncountable, cryptocurrencies) An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.
(slang, uncountable) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
A commune in Eure-et-Loir, France.
A city in Kansas.
(uncountable, Canada, US, by extension) Ellipsis of gas pedal. [(Canada, US, automobiles) Accelerator; foot control for fuel flow.]
Acronym of group A Streptococcus.

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