gas

  • 71gas — 1. n. intestinal gas. □ The baby has gas and will cry for a while longer. □ I’m not too well, but I think it’s just gas. 2. n. nonsense. □ All we got in class today was gas. □ …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 72gas — I. noun (plural gases; also gasses) Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin chaos space, chaos Date: 1779 1. a fluid (as air) that has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely 2. a. a combustible gas or gaseous… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 73gas — {{11}}gas (n.) 1650s, from Du. gas, probably from Gk. khaos empty space (see CHAOS (Cf. chaos)). The sound of Dutch g is roughly equivalent to that of Greek kh. First used by Flemish chemist J.B. van Helmont (1577 1644), probably influenced by… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 74Gas 5 — Infobox Album Name = Gas 5 Type = studio Artist = Gasolin Released = start date|1975|10|14 Recorded = June 1975 at Rosenberg studio, Copenhagen Genre = Rock Length = 38:33 Language = Danish, English Label = CBS Producer = Roy Thomas Baker Last… …

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  • 75Gas — Ga̲s das; es, e; 1 eine nicht feste, nicht flüssige Substanz, die wie Luft ist <ein brennbares, giftiges, (hoch)explosives Gas; Gase strömen aus; ein Gas verflüssigen>: einen Luftballon mit Gas füllen || K : Gasflasche; Gasvergiftung || K:… …

    Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • 76gas — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aeriform or elastic fluid; vapor, fume, reek; air, ether; fuel, gasoline, petrol; bombast, hot air (sl.); gas attack. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A state of matter] Syn. vapor, volatile substance, fumes,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 77gas — [parola creata dal chim. ol. J.B. v. Helmont, dal lat. chaos «caos», pronunciato quasi ga(o)s] s. m. 1. aeriforme 2. (est.) gas illuminante, gas combustibile 3. (est., di motore) miscela di aria e benzina □ (est.) carburante …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 78gas — (m) (Básico) estado en que la materia no tiene ni volumen ni forma y cuyas moléculas ocupan por completo el espacio en el que se encuentran Ejemplos: El aire que respira el ser humano es un gas. Helio es un gas que cambia el tono de la voz.… …

    Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate

  • 79gas — s. energía. ❙ «...parecía haber perdido bastante gas.» Ángel A. Jordán, Marbella story. 2. ir a todo gas expr. ir de prisa, a mucha velocidad; completamente, fuerte. ❙ «...va a todo gas...» Francisco Candel, Donde la ciudad cambia su nombre. ❙… …

    Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

  • 80gas — n 1. something which is exhilarating, stimulating or highly enjoyable. In the phrases it s a gas and what a gas! , this word became one of the cliches of the hippy vocabulary. It probably originated in American black street slang of the late… …

    Contemporary slang