gas

/ɡæs/

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.

A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.

A chemical element or compound in such a state.

The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.

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.

Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.

A hob on a gas cooker.

She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.

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.

A humorous or entertaining event or person.

He is such a gas!

Frothy talk; chatter.

A fastball.

The closer threw him nothing but gas.

Arterial or venous blood gas.

Marijuana, typically of high quality.

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