gasses

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Matter in a state intermediate 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.“A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.”
A chemical element or compound in such a state.“The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.”
A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.“Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.”
A hob on a gas cooker.“She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.”

To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.“The cops are coming. Gas it!”
To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.