Noun
- CHEM, PHYS, MED, ETC: a substance in gaseous form
- Example: It gives off a poisonous gas.
- PHYSIOL (esp. US): wind, flatulence
- Example: To pass gas.
- AUTO (US): petrol
- Example: Gas prices are rising again.
- Informal: amusement, fun
- Example: We had great gas altogether.
Verb
- AGR, MIL, POLICE (transitive): use gas on someone or something
- CHEM, PHYS (intransitive): give off gas
- Informal (intransitive): chatter, babble
Adjective
- Informal: amusing, entertaining
- Example: It was gas last night.
Phrases
- to step on the gas / hit the gas / give it some gas: accelerate
- to take your foot off the gas: slow down
- to be a gas (informal): to be fun or amusing
- to run out of gas (US): to lose energy or momentum
Modifiers / Common Collocations
- gas attack – ionsaí gáis
- gas heater – téitheoir gáis
- gas pipeline – píblíne gháis
- gas stove – sorn gáis
