5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Gas \Gas\ (g[a^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gassed} (g[a^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gassing}.] 1. (Textiles) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. to expose to a poisonous or noxious gas "The protest threatened to become violent, and the police gassed the demonstrators to force them to disperse." [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Gassing \Gas"sing\, n. 1. (Manuf.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing. [1913 Webster] 2. Boasting; insincere or empty talk. [Slang] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: gassing See {gas} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}] [also: {gassing}, {gasses}, {gassed}, {gasses} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: gassing n 1: the process of interacting with gas 2: the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
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