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    gas
    /ɡas/

    noun

    • 1. a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid): "hot balls of gas that become stars"
    • 2. short for gasoline North American

    verb

    • 1. kill or harm by exposure to gas: "my son was gassed at Verdun"
    • 2. talk excessively about trivial matters: informal "I thought you'd never stop gassing"

    adjective

    • 1. very amusing or entertaining: informal Irish "Ruthie, that's gas—you're a gem"

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