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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gas \Gas\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gassed}; p. pr & vb n.
{Gassing}.]
1. (Textiles) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove
loose fibers; as to gas thread.
2. To impregnate with gas; as to gas lime with chlorine in
the manufacture of bleaching powder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gas \Gas\, n.
Gasoline. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gas \Gas\ (g[a^]s), n.; pl {Gases} (-[e^]z). [Invented by the
chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.]
1. An a["e]riform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists
as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids
supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen,
etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become
liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage,
since all of the supposed permanent gases have been
liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed
nearly its original signification, and is applied to any
substance in the elastic or a["e]riform state.
2. (Popular Usage)
a A complex mixture of gases, of which the most
important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas,
and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive
distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood,
oil, resin, etc It gives a brilliant light when
burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating
purposes.
b Laughing gas.
c Any irrespirable a["e]riform fluid.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
gas
n 1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid
states by: relatively low density and viscosity;
relatively great expansion and contraction with changes
in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse
readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become
distributed uniformly throughout any container
2: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent
shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
3: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and
heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used
mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: {gasoline},
{gasolene}, {petrol}]
4: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: {flatulence},
{flatulency}]
5: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the
gas" [syn: {accelerator}, {accelerator pedal}, {gas pedal},
{throttle}, {gun}]
6: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and
heating homes [syn: {natural gas}]
v 1: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed
the rebellious tribes"
2: show off [syn: {boast}, {tout}, {swash}, {shoot a line}, {brag},
{blow}, {bluster}, {vaunt}, {gasconade}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gas, KS (city, FIPS 25975)
Location: 37.92271 N, 95.34470 W
Population (1990): 505 (227 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
gas [as in `gas chamber'] 1. interj. A term of disgust and
hatred, implying that gas should be dispensed in generous quantities,
thereby exterminating the source of irritation. "Some loser just reloaded
the system for no reason! Gas!" 2. interj. A suggestion that someone
or something ought to be flushed out of mercy. "The system's getting
{wedged} every few minutes. Gas!" 3. vt To {flush} (sense 1).
"You should gas that old crufty software." 4. [IBM] n. Dead space
in nonsequentially organized files that was occupied by data that has
since been deleted; the compression operation that removes it is called
`degassing' (by analogy, perhaps, with the use of the same term in
vacuum technology). 5. [IBM] n. Empty space on a disk that has been
clandestinely allocated against future need
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
gas
{GNU assembler}
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