Gas | Mean of gas in English Dictionary

/ˈgæs/

• Noun
• a substance (such as oxygen or hydrogen) that is like air and has no fixed shape
1. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas.
2. a mixture of gases
3. clouds of gas
• a gas or mixture of gases that is burned as a fuel
1. We heat our house with gas.
2. Turn up the gas.
3. Do you have a gas stove or an electric one?
• gas in your stomach and intestines that causes pain or discomfort
1. Certain foods give me gas. [=(Brit) wind]
2. stomach gas
3. intestinal gas
4. I accidentally passed gas [=(less politely) farted] during the meeting. It was so embarrassing!

• the accelerator pedal of a vehicle
1. He was driving with one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake.
• a very enjoyable or funny person, event, etc.
1. The party was a gas.
2. Your uncle cracks me up. What a gas!
• Verb
• to poison or kill (someone) with gas
1. soldiers gassed on the battlefield
• to put gasoline in (a car, truck, etc.)
1. We stopped to gas the car.
2. The car is all gassed up.
3. We gassed up before getting on the highway.