Synonyms for gas
gæsgas

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1. gas

   A fluid is a substance that, like air or water, yields to any force that tends to change its form; a liquid is a body in that state in which the particles move freely among themselves, but remain in one mass, keeping the same volume, but taking always the form of the containing vessel; a liquid is an inelastic fluid; a gas is an elastic fluid that tends to expand to the utmost limits of the containing space. All liquids are fluids, but not all fluids are liquids; air and all the gases are fluids, but they are not liquids under ordinary circumstances, tho capable of being reduced to a liquid form by special means, as by cold and pressure. Water at the ordinary temperature is at once a fluid and a liquid.

   Synonyms:
   fluid, liquid

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1. gas, gaseous statenoun

   the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

   Synonyms:
   gun, petrol, gas pedal, accelerator pedal, accelerator, throttle, flatulency, gasoline, gaseous state, flatulence, natural gas, gasolene

2. gasnoun

   a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

   Synonyms:
   gun, petrol, gas pedal, accelerator pedal, accelerator, throttle, flatulency, gasoline, gaseous state, flatulence, natural gas, gasolene

3. gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrolnoun

   a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

   Synonyms:
   gun, gas pedal, accelerator pedal, petrol, gaseous state, throttle, gasoline, flatulency, accelerator, flatulence, natural gas, gasolene

4. flatulence, flatulency, gasnoun

   a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

   Synonyms:
   gun, turgidness, accelerator pedal, petrol, throttle, flatulency, turgidity, gasoline, gaseous state, accelerator, flatulence, natural gas, gas pedal, gasolene

5. accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gunnoun

   a pedal that controls the throttle valve

   "he stepped on the gas"

   Synonyms:
   hitman, gunman, gun, petrol, gasolene, gaseous state, gas pedal, ordnance, natural gas, throttle, artillery, catalyst, heavy weapon, gun for hire, hired gun, flatulency, shooter, throttle valve, accelerator pedal, gasoline, particle accelerator, accelerator, grease-gun, triggerman, hit man, atom smasher, flatulence, gunslinger, torpedo

6. natural gas, gasverb

   a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

   Synonyms:
   gun, gas pedal, accelerator pedal, petrol, throttle, flatulency, gasoline, gaseous state, accelerator, flatulence, natural gas, gasolene

7. gasverb

   attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

   "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"

   Synonyms:
   bluster, brag, boast, shoot a line, swash, vaunt, blow, tout, gasconade

8. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconadeverb

   show off

   Synonyms:
   swash, gasconade, botch, splatter, bungle, muck up, splash, mishandle, bumble, botch up, brag, blow, burn out, flub, suck, waste, fumble, shove off, fellate, muff, ball up, sport, bollocks, mess up, feature, louse up, bollocks up, float, bollix, plash, vaunt, screw up, spoil, tout, shoot a line, go down on, swagger, foul up, fluff, blow out, drift, bobble, bluster, be adrift, shove along, bollix up, squander, splosh, boast, bodge, spatter

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Exaggerate
   • Fluid
   • Pedal
   • Physical Condition

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gasnoun

   Synonyms:
   aeriform fluid

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "gas":

   gases, gaseous, gaz, gasoline, ghazi, petrol, sga, essence, towngas, gauze, gas-fired, gaza, fuel, carbonated

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1. List of known nicknames for "Gas":

   Wassermann, Vinyl Countdown, Freiland, Grungerman, Fuchsbau, All, Strass, Digital, Dom, Tal

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1. Derek Chauvins:

   But this gives us hope, this lets us know that there is change on the way if we keep pressing and mashing the gas for people in leadership to pass laws. We need police reform. There's no way the color of your skin or your race dictates how you are policed when in police custody. That's absolutely unacceptable.

2. Marjorie Taylor:

   You know, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy can look back at a time in history where people were told to wear a gold star, and they were definitely treated like second class citizens, so much so that they were put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany, and this is exactly the type of abuse that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is talking about.

3. Adds BNP:

   Given the current environment in the oil and gas markets and the short to medium term outlook, BNP Paribas has decided to halt the redevelopment of its reserve-based lending business.

4. Natascha Engel:

   Shale gas could still have an exciting future in the UK but for that to be the case, the traffic light system needs to be reviewed quickly or the limits changed to reflect the measurements used in every other extractive industry, in the absence of that, a perfectly viable industry is wasted.

5. Siam Commercial Bank:

   Gas pyrogens intended to extinguish fires opened and kept oxygen out resulting in injuries and death, eight people died as a result and seven injured people are in hospital.