gas

Meanings

Noun

• Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
• A chemical element or compound in such a state.
• A hob on a gas cooker.
• Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
• A humorous or entertaining event or person.
• Frothy talk; chatter.
• A fastball.
• Arterial or venous blood gas.
• Marijuana, typically of high quality.
• Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
• An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.

Verb

• To attack or kill with poison gas.
• To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.
• To impose upon by talking boastfully.
• To emit gas.
• To impregnate with gas.
• To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
• To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
• To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

Adjective

• Comical, zany; fun, amusing.

Origin

• Borrowed from Dutch gas , . Derived from Dutch chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος; perhaps inspired by geest.
• Compare the slang usage of "a gas", above.