Gas vs. Gasp — What's the Difference?

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g.

To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.

A substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)

To breathe convulsively or laboriously

Short for gasoline

To utter in a breathless manner.

An entertaining or amusing person or situation

A short convulsive intake or catching of the breath.

Kill or harm by exposure to gas

(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

Talk excessively about trivial matters

(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.

Fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol

(transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.

Very amusing or entertaining

To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.

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.

A short, sudden intake of breath.

A substance in the gaseous state.

: A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).

Any of various mixtures of flammable gases used for lighting, heating, or cooking.

(humorous) The sound of a gasp.

Gasoline.

To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.

The speed control of a gasoline engine. Used with the

To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

A gaseous asphyxiant, irritant, or poison.

To emit or utter with gasps; - with forth, out, away, etc.

A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide.

The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.

Flatulence.

A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open;

Flatus.

Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;

(Slang) Idle or boastful talk.

(Slang) Someone or something exceptionally exciting or entertaining

To treat chemically with gas.

To overcome, disable, or kill with poisonous fumes.

To give off gas.

(Slang) To talk excessively.

Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.

Poison gas.

A chemical element or compound in such a state.

(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.

(uncountable) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.

(slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.

(slang) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.

(baseball) A fastball.

Arterial or venous blood gas.

Marijuana, typically of high quality.

, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

Ellipsis of gas pedal

An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.

(transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.

To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.

To impose upon by talking boastfully.

(intransitive) To emit gas.

(transitive) To impregnate with gas.

(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.

(US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

(slang) comical, zany; fun, amusing.

An aëriform 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 aëriform state.

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.

Same as gasoline; - a shortened form. Also, the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

The accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".

Same as natural gas.

An exceptionally enjoyable event; a good time; as, The concert was a gas.

To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread.

To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder.

To expose to a poisonous or noxious gas

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

A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

A pedal that controls the throttle valve;

A fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

Attack with gas; subject to gas fumes;

Show off