Synonyms: accelerator, accelerator pedal, throttle, gas, gas pedal, gun
Definition: a pedal that controls the throttle valve
Usage: he stepped on the gas
Similar words: pedal, treadle, foot lever, foot pedal
Definition: a lever that is operated with the foot
Synonyms: gas, flatulence, flatulency
Definition: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
Similar words: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
Definition: the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Synonyms: gas, gaseous state
Definition: 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
Similar words: state, state of matter
Definition: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
Usage: the solid state of water is called ice
Synonyms: gas, gasolene, gasoline, petrol
Definition: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
Similar words: fuel
Definition: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
Usage: more fuel is needed during the winter months; they developed alternative fuels for aircraft
Similar words: hydrocarbon
Definition: an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
Synonyms: gas
Definition: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Similar words: fluid
Definition: continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
Synonyms: natural gas, gas
Definition: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
Similar words: fossil fuel
Definition: fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
Synonyms: brag, blow, bluster, boast, shoot a line, vaunt, swash, tout, gas, gasconade
Definition: show off
Similar words: exaggerate, amplify, magnify, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate
Definition: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Usage: tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
Synonyms: gas
Definition: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
Usage: The despot gassed the rebellious tribes
Definition: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
Usage: Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II; Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week