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gas — gas1 [ gæs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount AMERICAN liquid fuel that is used for producing power in the engines of cars. British petrol: GASOLINE: get gas: We need to get some gas before we leave town. 2. ) count or uncount a substance such as air that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gas — I UK [ɡæs] / US noun Word forms gas : singular gas plural gasses *** Differences between British and American English: gas: In the UK, gas usually refers to a clear substance like air that is burned to cook food or to heat your house: a gas… … English dictionary
gas pipe — noun 1. : a pipe for conveying gas 2. : something resembling a gas pipe (as a single barreled shotgun) * * * gas pipe noun A pipe for conveying gas • • • Main Entry: ↑gas * * * gas pipe, 1. a pipe for carrying gas … Useful english dictionary
Gas chamber (disambiguation) — Gas chamber may refer to: * Gas chamber, a means of execution where a poisonous gas is introduced into a hermetically sealed chamber, to kill people. * A chamber filled with tear gas, used to train military and law enforcement personnel in use of … Wikipedia
gas up something — gas up (something) to put fuel in a vehicle. We stopped at a service station to gas up the car and clean the windshield. Gas it up and check the oil … New idioms dictionary
gas — [gas] n. pl. gases or gasses [gas′iz] [ModL, altered by Van Helmont (1577 1644), Belgian chemist (with g pronounced, as in Du, as a voiced fricative) < Gr chaos, air (see CHAOS), term used by Paracelsus] 1. the fluid form of a substance in… … English World dictionary
gas up — (something) to put fuel in a vehicle. We stopped at a service station to gas up the car and clean the windshield. Gas it up and check the oil … New idioms dictionary
gas|ser — «GAS uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that gasses. 2. a natural gas well or boring: »The gasser was brought in right in the middle of the oil field (New York Times). 3. U.S. Slang. something extraordinary: »I wrote a piece of music…just 28… … Useful english dictionary
gas — [n] something not liquid or solid effluvium, fumes, miasma, smoke, stream, vapor, volatile substance; concept 465 Ant. liquid, solid … New thesaurus
Something's Afoot — Infobox Musical name= Something s Afoot subtitle= caption= music= James McDonald David Vos Robert Gerlach lyrics= James McDonald David Vos Robert Gerlach book= James McDonald David Vos Robert Gerlach basis= productions= 1976 Broadway awards=… … Wikipedia
