noun
- a substance that is neither liquid nor solid at ordinary temperatures and expands to fill any container
- a flammable substance used as fuel for heating, cooking, or powering vehicles
- intestinal gas produced during digestion
Usage: informal
verb
- to supply with gas or gasoline
- to poison or kill with gas
Examples
- Water turns into gas when it boils.
- We need to buy gas for the car.
- The stove runs on natural gas.
- Helium is a lighter-than-air gas.
- The truck driver stopped to gas up.
- The old building was heated with gas.
- Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.