ALL meanings of gassing
gas·sing
G g - noun gassing an affecting, overcoming, or poisoning with gas or fumes. 1
- noun gassing the act of a person or thing that gasses. 1
- noun gassing a process by which something is gassed, as in fumigation. 1
- noun gassing the evolution of gases during electrolysis. 1
- noun plural gassing Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. 1
- noun plural gassing any such fluid or mixture of fluids. 1
- noun plural gassing any such fluid used as an anesthetic, as nitrous oxide: Did the dentist give you gas for your extraction? 1
- noun plural gassing any such combustible fluid used as fuel: Light the gas in the oven. 1
- noun plural gassing Automotive. gasoline. Also called gas pedal. the foot-operated accelerator of an automotive vehicle: Take your foot off the gas. 1
- noun plural gassing flatus. 1
- noun plural gassing Coal Mining. an explosive mixture of firedamp with air. 1
- noun plural gassing an aeriform fluid or a mistlike assemblage of fine particles suspended in air, used in warfare to asphyxiate, poison, or stupefy an enemy. 1
- noun plural gassing Slang. empty talk. a person or thing that is very entertaining, pleasing, or successful: The party was an absolute gas, and we loved it. a person or thing that affects one strongly. 1
- verb with object gassing to supply with gas. 1
- verb with object gassing to overcome, poison, or asphyxiate with gas or fumes. 1
- verb with object gassing to singe (yarns or fabrics) with a gas flame to remove superfluous fibers. 1
- verb with object gassing to treat or impregnate with gas. 1
- verb with object gassing Slang. to talk nonsense or falsehood to. to amuse or affect strongly: Her weird clothes really gas me. 1
- verb without object gassing to give off gas, as a storage battery being charged. 1
- verb without object gassing Slang. to indulge in idle, empty talk. to become drunk (often followed by up). 1
- idioms gassing step on the gas, Informal. to increase the speed of one's movement or activity; hurry: We'd better step on the gas or we'll be late for the concert. 1
- noun gassing Present participle of gas. 1
- noun gassing the act or process of supplying or treating with gas 0
- noun gassing the affecting or poisoning of people with gas or fumes 0
- noun gassing the evolution of a gas, esp in electrolysis 0
- noun gassing Poisoning by noxious gas. 0
- noun gassing The liberation of hydrogen from an overcharged battery due to electrolysis of the electrolyte. 0
- noun gassing The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibres. 0
- noun gassing Any similar process of singeing. 0
- noun gassing (Slang) boasting; insincere or empty talk. 0