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gas
Noun
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A gas is a substance, such as air, that is not liquid or solid.
The sun is a giant ball of gas.
The carbon dioxide gas in Coke and other soft drinks gives them their bubbles.
The workers appear to have been killed by a poisonous gas.
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Gas is a substance such as methane, ethane, propane, or butane that is burned for heat or to make electricity.
Our house has gas-fired central heating.
In the winter, we pay more for gas and electricity.
Alberta's economy is based largely on oil and gas.
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In North America, gas is short for gasoline, a liquid that is used by cars.
A small car like mine holds about 40 litres of gas.
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In North America, the gas is the gas pedal (accelerator) in a car or truck.
We're in a hurry, so hit the gas.
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In North America, if you have gas, you have the need to fart or burp a lot.
gas
Verb
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If you gas a person or animal, you poison it or put it to sleep with gas.
The mice were gassed and then cut open to examine any changes.
My friend was gassed at the dentist before getting his tooth pulled.
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If you gas up a vehicle, you put fuel in it.
As soon as the planes land, we gas them up and they're ready to go again.
bomb
Noun
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A bomb is a weapon that explodes.
On August 6, a U.S. B-29 dropped a 9,000-pound atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
One U.S. soldier and two Iraqi children were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in central Baghdad.
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If something, often a movie or a concert, was a bomb, it was very unsuccessful.
The first computer was a bomb, but IBM improved it and the new machine sold very well.
bomb
Verb
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If you bomb a place, you drop or put one or more bombs there.
This woman's mother and son were killed when American planes bombed the village.
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If you bomb somewhere, you go there at high speed.
They walked up the mountain with their bikes and then bombed down as fast as they could go.
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If you bomb a test, course, etc., you get a very low grade on it.
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If something, often a movie or a concert, bombs, it is very unsuccessful.
The show bombed in London as well as flopping on Broadway.