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gas

gas

104 2.5
The pedal that makes a car go faster when you press it
  • noun
  • /ɡæs/
  • US
translation icon : acelerador
  • And then they take their foot off the gas and then guess what happens?
  • a gas pedal

Now that that phrase foot on the gas, right?

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Examples

Synonyms

pedal
vsgas
91 1.8

A lever you press with your foot to control a machine like a car or bike

is the vehicle foot control used only for engine speed control
throttle
vsgas
57 6.1

A lever or pedal that controls an engine's power and speed

is the foot control that directly adjusts that engine flow
accelerator
vsgas
15 3.0

A pedal in a car that makes the engine go faster

is specifically the foot-operated version rather than any device type
gas pedal
vsgas
  • US
14 2.5

A foot pedal in a car that controls the car's speed

is the same idea but is the informal common label
1 3.0

A foot pedal in a car that controls the engine speed

is the common everyday name for this foot control

Antonyms

413 1.6

A part of a vehicle that makes the wheels slow down or stop when you press a pedal

Idioms

cooking with gas
  • Informal
1 7.4

To work very well after a slow start

8.9

Enjoy yourself a lot

Compounds

194 1.0

A place where people buy fuel for cars and small items

natural gas
  • Specialized
140 2.7

A gas from underground that burns to make heat and electricity

greenhouse gas
  • Specialized
59 3.7

A gas like carbon dioxide or methane that traps heat in the air

tear-gas
  • NSFW
57 4.4

A chemical that makes eyes water and people cough to make crowds move away

gas chamber
  • Offensive
45 7.8

A sealed room where people or animals die from poison gas

35 1.8

A container on a car or bike that holds fuel for the engine

20 2.3

A business that supplies gas for heating or cooking to homes and shops

nerve gas
  • NSFW
19 6.8

A very poisonous gas that stops people breathing, often used as a weapon

15 3.7

A gas that makes people's eyes burn and makes them cry, used by police to break up crowds

15 1.4

A machine at a service station that fills a car with fuel

14 2.5

A foot pedal in a car that controls the car's speed

gas giant
  • Specialized
13 4.5

A very large planet like Jupiter or Saturn made mostly of light gases that has no solid surface

12 3.0

The number of miles a car can drive on one gallon of fuel

poison gas
  • NSFW
12 5.7

A harmful gas used as a weapon that can kill or make people very sick if they breathe it

gas line
  • Specialized
9 2.6

A pipe that carries natural gas to a home or building

gas well
  • Specialized
8 3.7

A deep hole drilled in the ground to bring up natural gas

6 7.7

A poison gas used in war that causes painful blisters and damages the lungs

5 1.1

A cooker with burners and an oven that uses gas to cook food

gas guzzler
  • Informal
4 4.6

A car that uses a lot of fuel and costs a lot to run

gas plant
  • Specialized
4 4.1

A place where natural gas is prepared and sent to customers

gas main
  • Specialized
4 3.2

A big pipe that carries gas to homes and buildings

laughing gas
  • Specialized
4 4.0

A gas with no color that dentists give to patients to breathe so they relax and sometimes laugh

3 2.8

A device in a vehicle that shows how much fuel is left

gas lamp
  • Archaic
3 5.3

A lamp that burns gas to make light

gas turbine
  • Specialized
3 4.4

An engine that burns fuel to make hot gas that spins a wheel with blades

3 5.8

A gas that forms when plants rot in wet places like marshes

CS gas
  • NSFW
3 7.9

A strong chemical spray used by police that makes people cry and cough

3 3.8

A group of cars waiting to buy fuel at a station

inert gas
  • Specialized
3 4.0

A gas that does not react with other substances, like helium or argon

gas engine
  • Specialized
2 3.3

A machine that burns natural gas to make power for vehicles or generators

gas bomb
  • Offensive
2 4.6

A bomb that releases toxic gas when it explodes

2 2.1

A cooking stove with gas burners and an oven

gas meter
  • Specialized
2 2.7

A device that measures how much gas a house or business uses

1 2.5

A machine that burns gas to make a room warm

gas gun
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A device that fires small gas containers like tear gas to make crowds move away

1 2.3

A tool that makes a steady flame to cook or heat things

gas pressure
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The push of a gas against the walls of its container

1 3.7

A network of pipes and machines that brings natural gas to homes and businesses

noble gas
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A gas that does not react with other chemicals, like helium or neon

marsh gas
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A gas that forms in swamps when plants rot and can burn

1 3.0

A machine that burns gas to heat a building

gas line
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A pipe that carries fuel from a tank to an engine

1 2.1

A company that supplies gas to homes and businesses

1 3.8

Filled with gas rather than liquid or solid

ideal gas
  • Specialized
1 4.4

An imaginary gas made of tiny particles that take up no space and do not affect each other

VX gas
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very strong poison used as a weapon that attacks the nerves and can kill by touching skin or breathing

CN gas
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A type of tear gas used by police that causes eye and skin pain and lasts long

coal gas
  • Archaic
1 6.5

A gas made from coal and used in the past for lighting and heating

compressed gas
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Gas stored under high pressure in a cylinder or tank for use

1 3.6

A person who installs and fixes gas pipes, stoves and heaters

1 1.8

A kitchen stove that uses gas to cook food

1 2.6

Heat from burning natural gas to warm a building

1 1.0

An oven that uses gas to cook or bake food

gas jet
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A device that sends gas through a small opening to make a steady flame for heat or light

gas oil
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A heavy fuel made from oil that runs boilers and large engines

1 3.2

A metal ring on a gas stove that makes a flame for cooking

gas shell
  • NSFW
1 8.6

An explosive fired from a cannon that releases poisonous gas when it explodes

1 2.5

A person who works for a gas company installing or fixing gas pipes and boilers

blow gas
  • Specialized
8.8

Gas released from a generator during maintenance or venting

blowing gas
  • Specialized
8.1

Gas that comes out of a furnace when machines push air or steam through hot material

3.5

Gas like propane or butane kept in metal bottles for cooking and heating

5.7

A colorless, odorless gas called carbon dioxide that plants use to make food

diffusibility of gas
  • Specialized
7.4

How easily a gas spreads through a liquid or another gas

air gas
  • Archaic
9.9

A gas produced by passing air over hot coal and used in the past for lighting and heating

4.3

A fuel gas made from propane and butane kept under pressure

3.9

A pipe, valve, or meter that carries gas to appliances inside a building

gas fixture
  • Archaic
6.7

A device that sends gas from a pipe to a flame for indoor light

gas gage
  • Archaic
2.3

A device that shows how much fuel is left in a car's tank

gas gangrene
  • Specialized
7.7

A severe infection in body tissue caused by bacteria that makes gas and destroys it

gas bracket
  • Archaic
9.9

A metal piece on a wall with a burner for gas light

gas constant
  • Specialized
5.7

A fixed number used in the ideal gas law to connect energy, temperature and amount of gas

gas embolism
  • Specialized
6.5

A dangerous problem that happens when air bubbles get into the blood and stop blood flow

gas helmet
  • Archaic
7.1

A protective mask that covers the whole head and filters harmful gases to keep lungs safe

Surface Forms

gas singular
gases plural

Etymology

The gas pedal gets its name from gasoline, because pressing it lets more fuel into the engine; so to 'step on the gas' is to make the car go faster. The name links the pedal to the fuel that powers the car.