Gas
noun
A substance that is like air and usually cannot be seen.
Carbon dioxide is a type of gas.
Often appears as...
- natural gas
- greenhouse gas
noun
A type of fuel used for cooking and heating.
The stove works with gas.
Often appears as...
- gas stove
- gas heater
noun
Petrol or diesel used for vehicles.
I need to fill up my car with gas.
Often appears as...
- gas station
- gas prices
verb
To fill with gas.
I gassed up the car before our trip.
Often appears as...
- gas up the car
- gas it up
noun
Talk that is hot air or empty.
Don't listen to him, it's all gas.
Often appears as...
- talking gas
- full of gas
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To talk casually or idly.
We were just gassing about the old times.
Often appears as...
- gas about something
- gas around
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A substance that is like air and usually cannot be seen.
Carbon dioxide is a type of gas.
Often appears as...
- natural gas
- greenhouse gas
noun
A type of fuel used for cooking and heating.
The stove works with gas.
Often appears as...
- gas stove
- gas heater
noun
Petrol or diesel used for vehicles.
I need to fill up my car with gas.
Often appears as...
- gas station
- gas prices
verb
To fill with gas.
I gassed up the car before our trip.
Often appears as...
- gas up the car
- gas it up
noun
Talk that is hot air or empty.
Don't listen to him, it's all gas.
Often appears as...
- talking gas
- full of gas
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To talk casually or idly.
We were just gassing about the old times.
Often appears as...
- gas about something
- gas around
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Intangible substance
Understand that 'gas' refers to something you can't hold like solids.
The helium gas inside balloons is lighter than air.
Pro Tip 2/3Invisible but real
Remember gases may be invisible but they can have effects, like oxygen we breathe.
Gas leaks can be dangerous even though you can't see them.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental impact
Some gases can contribute to environmental problems like global warming.
Factories can emit harmful gases into the atmosphere.
Pro Tip 1/3Intangible substance
Understand that 'gas' refers to something you can't hold like solids.
The helium gas inside balloons is lighter than air.
Pro Tip 2/3Invisible but real
Remember gases may be invisible but they can have effects, like oxygen we breathe.
Gas leaks can be dangerous even though you can't see them.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental impact
Some gases can contribute to environmental problems like global warming.
Factories can emit harmful gases into the atmosphere.
Pro Tip 1/3Intangible substance
Understand that 'gas' refers to something you can't hold like solids.
The helium gas inside balloons is lighter than air.
Pro Tip 2/3Invisible but real
Remember gases may be invisible but they can have effects, like oxygen we breathe.
Gas leaks can be dangerous even though you can't see them.
Pro Tip 3/3Environmental impact
Some gases can contribute to environmental problems like global warming.
Factories can emit harmful gases into the atmosphere.
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Why do we pass gas? -...
But if you feel uncomfortable, bloated or visibly distended, this may indicate impaired movement of gas along the gastrointestinal track. It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them. You don't want to starve the bacteria that digest these complex carbohydrates,
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How does fracking work?...
Deep underground lies stores of once inaccessible natural gas. This gas was likely formed over millions of years as layers of decaying organisms were exposed to intense heat and pressure under the Earth's crust. There's a technology called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,
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Is radiation dangerous?...
a gas which seeps up from the ground. We also refine naturally occurring radioactive ores to fuel nuclear power plants. Even bananas contain trace amounts of a radioactive potassium isotope. So if we live in a world of radiation, how can we escape its dangerous effects?
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
And you can have what we call organic molecules, and these are the bricks of life, and you can have fossils, and you can minerals, biominerals, which is due to the reaction between bacteria and rocks, and of course you can have gases in the atmosphere.
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5 tips to improve your...
At first glance, that seems great. But what about the long-term environmental effects? If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also cause a huge surge in air pollution, an unintended consequence that's important to think about.
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Smoke Him Out PIPE Alaska...
basically either using gas or reaching the door with the RAM we didn't introduce cancer the residents just fine they're gonna start introducing chemical agents you know the residents right now to try to end this peacefully they could go
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The colossal consequences...
can no longer support its weight. But though the above-ground volcano is gone, the underground volcanic activity continues. With no method of release, magma and volcanic gases continue to accumulate and expand underground,
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Why do your knuckles...
that help clean up any bone or cartilage debris that ends up in the joint. But the reason it's important for knuckle cracking is that, like other fluids in your body, it contains lots of dissolved gas molecules.
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How to deal with...
what I knew so he had said two options suicide or murder why would he say that and what does this have to do with gas lighting I grew up in an environment that from the outside seemed privileged
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When The World Gets 1℃...
we burn fossil fuels coal gas and oil to power our energy generation to heat our homes to drive our factories to power our cars and our trains and travel around the world
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Why do we pass gas? -...
But if you feel uncomfortable, bloated or visibly distended, this may indicate impaired movement of gas along the gastrointestinal track. It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them. You don't want to starve the bacteria that digest these complex carbohydrates,
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
Deep underground lies stores of once inaccessible natural gas. This gas was likely formed over millions of years as layers of decaying organisms were exposed to intense heat and pressure under the Earth's crust. There's a technology called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
a gas which seeps up from the ground. We also refine naturally occurring radioactive ores to fuel nuclear power plants. Even bananas contain trace amounts of a radioactive potassium isotope. So if we live in a world of radiation, how can we escape its dangerous effects?
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
And you can have what we call organic molecules, and these are the bricks of life, and you can have fossils, and you can minerals, biominerals, which is due to the reaction between bacteria and rocks, and of course you can have gases in the atmosphere.
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
At first glance, that seems great. But what about the long-term environmental effects? If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also cause a huge surge in air pollution, an unintended consequence that's important to think about.
Video examples
Smoke Him Out PIPE Alaska...
basically either using gas or reaching the door with the RAM we didn't introduce cancer the residents just fine they're gonna start introducing chemical agents you know the residents right now to try to end this peacefully they could go
Video examples
The colossal consequences...
can no longer support its weight. But though the above-ground volcano is gone, the underground volcanic activity continues. With no method of release, magma and volcanic gases continue to accumulate and expand underground,
Video examples
Why do your knuckles...
that help clean up any bone or cartilage debris that ends up in the joint. But the reason it's important for knuckle cracking is that, like other fluids in your body, it contains lots of dissolved gas molecules.
Video examples
How to deal with...
what I knew so he had said two options suicide or murder why would he say that and what does this have to do with gas lighting I grew up in an environment that from the outside seemed privileged
Video examples
When The World Gets 1℃...
we burn fossil fuels coal gas and oil to power our energy generation to heat our homes to drive our factories to power our cars and our trains and travel around the world
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Quote examples
Kyrsten Sinema
American Politician
I didn't really have an interest in politics when I first entered the workforce. What I wanted to do was help people who grew up like me. When I was a kid growing up in Tucson, my father lost his job and we lost everything - including our home. We lived in an abandoned gas station for two years until we were able to get back on our feet.
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Ed Reed
American Athlete
When kids grow up into adults now... they learn that taking care of their body is like taking care of their car. You're not going to put bad gas into your car. Why not treat your body the same way? It makes all the sense in the world for us to do the right thing for our bodies.
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Jo Bonner
American Politician
There are things we can all do to help, including carpooling and traveling only when necessary, in order to save gas during this time. However, there is also something more important which we can all do: buy only the gas which you need.
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Otto Hahn
German Scientist
First we attacked the Russian soldiers with our gases, and then when we saw the poor fellows lying there, dying slowly, we tried to make breathing easier for them by using our own life-saving devices on them.
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Brian Stokes Mitchell
American Actor
I'm one of the few lucky actors in the world. I've never waited tables. I never pumped gas. I've always earned a living. I never had to borrow from my parents. I was the first in our family to own a new car.
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Bootsy Collins
American Musician
It's very important that people realize: the air is being taken away, the oceans are being taken away, the room is being taken away, but we're so worried about gas prices that we don't even see this stuff.
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Conor Lamb
American Politician
Natural gas is here, it's not going anywhere - we know that. And what we want to try to do is favor those workers who can help us make it even safer and better for the environment.
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Ryan Garcia
American Boxer
At the end of the day, you can have all the talent in the world. But if you don't put in the work, nothing works. The engine doesn't start going. It's a car without gas.
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Lynn Good
American Businesswoman
Natural gas is an important part of delivering energy, whether you're producing power or other solutions for customers.
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Jim Ratcliffe
British Businessman
Gas is by far and away the most important element of our energy policy.
Quote examples
Kyrsten Sinema
American Politician
I didn't really have an interest in politics when I first entered the workforce. What I wanted to do was help people who grew up like me. When I was a kid growing up in Tucson, my father lost his job and we lost everything - including our home. We lived in an abandoned gas station for two years until we were able to get back on our feet.
Quote examples
Ed Reed
American Athlete
When kids grow up into adults now... they learn that taking care of their body is like taking care of their car. You're not going to put bad gas into your car. Why not treat your body the same way? It makes all the sense in the world for us to do the right thing for our bodies.
Quote examples
Jo Bonner
American Politician
There are things we can all do to help, including carpooling and traveling only when necessary, in order to save gas during this time. However, there is also something more important which we can all do: buy only the gas which you need.
Quote examples
Otto Hahn
German Scientist
First we attacked the Russian soldiers with our gases, and then when we saw the poor fellows lying there, dying slowly, we tried to make breathing easier for them by using our own life-saving devices on them.
Quote examples
Brian Stokes Mitchell
American Actor
I'm one of the few lucky actors in the world. I've never waited tables. I never pumped gas. I've always earned a living. I never had to borrow from my parents. I was the first in our family to own a new car.
Quote examples
Bootsy Collins
American Musician
It's very important that people realize: the air is being taken away, the oceans are being taken away, the room is being taken away, but we're so worried about gas prices that we don't even see this stuff.
Quote examples
Conor Lamb
American Politician
Natural gas is here, it's not going anywhere - we know that. And what we want to try to do is favor those workers who can help us make it even safer and better for the environment.
Quote examples
Ryan Garcia
American Boxer
At the end of the day, you can have all the talent in the world. But if you don't put in the work, nothing works. The engine doesn't start going. It's a car without gas.
Quote examples
Lynn Good
American Businesswoman
Natural gas is an important part of delivering energy, whether you're producing power or other solutions for customers.
Quote examples
Jim Ratcliffe
British Businessman
Gas is by far and away the most important element of our energy policy.
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