teargas

Examples

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• INT. MAIN TIER - DAY: Teargas is fired at the convicts as the guards rush the 5-story main tier, retaking it.

  Fiction book (1994)

• When the riots escalated, the authorities decided to deploy teargas as a means of controlling the situation.

• Teargas? - The gas? - Gasoline.

  Dragged Across Concrete (2019)

• The protesters were caught off guard when teargas was released, causing many to flee in panic.

Synonyms

T

tear gas

vsteargas

15 3.7

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

is the single word form used in some sources rather than two words

C

CS gas

vsteargas

• NSFW

3 7.9

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

is the typical dispersal gas that is milder and less likely to injure

L

lacrimator

vsteargas

• Specialized

1 9.5

A gas that makes the eyes water and sting

is the operational crowd-dispersal gas causing immediate eye irritation

C

CN gas

vsteargas

• Specialized

1 7.0

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

is the usual short-acting irritant used for quick crowd dispersion

L

lachrymator

vsteargas

• UK

9.9

A gas or spray that makes your eyes water and sting, often used by police

is the police-used irritant gas specifically aimed at dispersing crowds

C

chloroacetophenone

vsteargas

• Specialized

9.9

A chemical used as tear gas that makes your eyes sting and water for a long time

is the general police irritant gas focused on immediate dispersal

N

nitrochloromethane

vsteargas

• Specialized

9.9

A gas used to make people cry and have trouble breathing

is the common crowd-dispersal gas rather than this particular chemical form

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology