gas — meaning in English

English meaning

• gas noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
• goose noun A large web-footed waterfowl, related to but bigger than a duck, often kept as farm poultry or hunted as game.

Senses

gas is used for these senses in English:

• gas (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.

gas — full definition

1. noun A state of matter, like air, that has no fixed shape or volume and spreads to fill its container.
2. noun A fuel, especially natural gas used for heating and cooking, or (US, informal) petrol for a vehicle.
3. noun Air trapped in the stomach or intestines; flatulence.
4. verb To attack or kill using poisonous gas.
5. verb (informal, US) To fill a vehicle's tank with fuel.

goose — full definition

1. noun A large web-footed waterfowl, related to but bigger than a duck, often kept as farm poultry or hunted as game.
2. noun A foolish or silly person.
3. verb To poke or pinch someone sharply on the buttocks, often as a prank.
4. verb To give something a sudden boost or push, especially by pressing the accelerator.

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