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13 9.3
To use poisonous air to harm or kill people
  • verb
  • /ɡæs/
  • Offensive
: gasear
  • Failing that, he'll just gas them to death.
  • gas people

We are seeing people mass around the Sydney Opera House screaming gas the Jews, gas the Jews.

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Examples

  • The gorillas beat him to death before the zoo keepers could gas them all.

  • I mean, even if they gas him to knock him out, they'll bring him back.

  • We're gonna gas 'em, we're gonna gas 'em all.

  • Nearly gas me to death.

  • "I gas dogs and cats for a living," I begin.

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  • Gas him first, or you won't manage.

  • Gas him first.

  • The military decided to gas the enemy troops using chemical weapons.

  • In the tense standoff, authorities threatened to gas the suspects if they did not surrender.

  • During the conflict, reports indicated that they planned to gas the bunker to force a retreat.

Synonyms

to tear-gas
vsto gas
  • NSFW
1 5.4

To spray a chemical at people to make them cough and move away

is about attacking or killing using poisonous or anesthetic agents
to tear-gassing
vsto gas
  • Literature
1 6.4

To use tear gas to make a crowd leave a place

is about attacking or killing using poisonous or anesthetic agents

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Rescue someone or something from danger

726 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

Idioms

cooking with gas
  • Informal
2 7.4

To work very well after a slow start

1 8.9

Enjoy yourself a lot

Phrasal Verbs

9 3.7

To press the pedal in a car to make it go faster or hurry to finish something

to hit the gas
  • Informal
8 3.6

Press the car pedal to make it go faster

to gas up
  • Informal
8 1.9

Fill a car or truck's fuel tank

7 5.9

To let gas out from your bottom

5 7.6

To take gas from a car or container into another using a tube

to gas up
  • Slang
1 9.2

Give someone praise to make them feel more confident

To have almost no fuel left in a car

Compounds

232 1.0

A place where people buy fuel for cars and small items

natural gas
  • Specialized
197 2.7

A gas from underground that burns to make heat and electricity

61 3.7

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

greenhouse gas
  • Specialized
44 3.7

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

gas chamber
  • Offensive
42 7.8

A sealed room where people or animals die from poison gas

41 1.8

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

27 2.3

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

21 1.4

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

gas line
  • Specialized
20 2.6

A pipe that carries natural gas to a home or building

nerve gas
  • NSFW
19 6.8

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

gas giant
  • Specialized
17 4.5

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

poison gas
  • NSFW
16 5.7

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

15 2.5

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

14 3.0

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

12 7.7

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

gas plant
  • Specialized
11 4.1

A place where natural gas is prepared and sent to customers

gas well
  • Specialized
10 3.7

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

gas guzzler
  • Informal
7 4.6

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

coal gas
  • Archaic
7 6.5

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

laughing gas
  • Specialized
6 4.0

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

CS gas
  • NSFW
5 7.9

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

gas bomb
  • Offensive
5 4.6

A bomb that releases toxic gas when it explodes

5 1.1

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

gas main
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A big pipe that carries gas to homes and buildings

4 5.8

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

gas turbine
  • Specialized
4 4.4

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

gas lamp
  • Archaic
4 5.3

A lamp that burns gas to make light

3 2.8

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

3 3.8

A group of cars waiting to buy fuel at a station

3 2.5

A machine that burns gas to make a room warm

3 2.1

A company that supplies gas to homes and businesses

gas meter
  • Specialized
3 2.7

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

gas gun
  • Specialized
2 6.5

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

compressed gas
  • Specialized
2 3.7

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

inert gas
  • Specialized
2 4.0

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

2 3.7

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

2 2.1

A cooking stove with gas burners and an oven

VX gas
  • Offensive
2 9.9

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

2 2.3

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

tear-gas
  • NSFW
2 4.4

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

gas line
  • Specialized
2 3.0

A pipe that carries fuel from a tank to an engine

2 1.0

An oven that uses gas to cook or bake food

1 3.0

A machine that burns gas to heat a building

ideal gas
  • Specialized
1 4.4

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

1 2.5

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

gas pressure
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The push of a gas against the walls of its container

water gas
  • Archaic
1 7.0

A gas that forms when steam passes over hot coal and burns as a fuel in industry

tear-gas
  • NSFW
1 6.4

Containing or caused by the chemical that makes eyes water and people cough

1 2.6

Heat from burning natural gas to warm a building

gas oil
  • Specialized
1 5.3

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

1 3.8

Filled with gas rather than liquid or solid

marsh gas
  • Specialized
1 3.4

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

1 3.2

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

air gas
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

gas jet
  • Specialized
1 4.4

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

noble gas
  • Specialized
1 3.8

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

sewer gas
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A bad-smelling air from drains and underground pipes that can be dangerous

CN gas
  • Specialized
1 7.0

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

gas helmet
  • Archaic
1 7.1

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

gas gangrene
  • Specialized
1 7.7

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

gas gage
  • Archaic
1 2.3

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

gas fixture
  • Archaic
1 6.7

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

gas shell
  • NSFW
1 8.6

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

1 1.8

A kitchen stove that uses gas to cook food

town gas
  • Archaic
1 7.2

Fuel made from coal that people use in homes for light, heat, and cooking

1 3.5

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

1 3.6

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

1 4.3

A fuel gas made from propane and butane kept under pressure

gas oven
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A chamber that uses gas to burn dead bodies

producer gas
  • Archaic
1 7.5

A fuel gas formed when air passes over hot coal that can power engines or furnaces

gas constant
  • Specialized
1 5.7

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

gas-cooled reactor
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A machine in a nuclear plant that uses gas to carry heat from the core

gas engine
  • Specialized
1 3.3

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

Surface Forms

gas infinitive
gassing present participle
gases third person singular
gassed past
gassed past participle

Etymology

To gas someone (attack with gas) uses the noun gas meaning poisonous or anesthetic vapor, so the verb simply came from the thing used in the attack. That's why 'to gas' means to harm or kill with dangerous gas.