Gas vs. Wind
Gas and Wind Definitions
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.
Wind
Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
Gas
A substance in the gaseous state.
Wind
A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
Gas
Any of various mixtures of flammable gases used for lighting, heating, or cooking.
Wind
The direction from which a movement of air comes
The wind is north-northwest.
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Gas
Gasoline.
Wind
A movement of air coming from one of the four cardinal points of the compass
The four winds.
Gas
The speed control of a gasoline engine. Used with the
Step on the gas.
Wind
Moving air carrying sound, an odor, or a scent.
Gas
A gaseous asphyxiant, irritant, or poison.
Wind
Breath, especially normal or adequate breathing; respiration
Had the wind knocked out of them.
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Gas
A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide.
Wind
Gas produced in the stomach or intestines during digestion; flatulence.
Gas
Flatulence.
Wind
The brass and woodwinds sections of a band or orchestra.
Gas
Flatus.
Wind
Wind instruments or their players considered as a group.
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Gas
(Slang) Idle or boastful talk.
Wind
Woodwinds.
Gas
(Slang) Someone or something exceptionally exciting or entertaining
The party was a gas.
Wind
Something that disrupts or destroys
The winds of war.
Gas
To treat chemically with gas.
Wind
A tendency; a trend
The winds of change.
Gas
To overcome, disable, or kill with poisonous fumes.
Wind
Information, especially of something concealed; intimation
Trouble will ensue if wind of this scandal gets out.
Gas
To give off gas.
Wind
Speech or writing empty of meaning; verbiage
His remarks on the subject are nothing but wind.
Gas
(Slang) To talk excessively.
Wind
Vain self-importance; pomposity
An expert who was full of wind even before becoming famous.
Gas
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.
A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder.
Wind
The act of winding.
Gas
(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.
Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones.
Wind
A single turn, twist, or curve.
Gas
Poison gas.
The artillery fired gas shells into the enemy trenches.
Wind
To expose to free movement of air; ventilate or dry.
Gas
A chemical element or compound in such a state.
The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases.
Wind
To detect the smell of; catch a scent of.
Gas
(countable) A hob on a gas cooker.
She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven.
Wind
To pursue by following a scent.
Gas
(uncountable) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process; flatus.
My tummy hurts so bad – I have gas.
Wind
To cause to be out of or short of breath.
Gas
(slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.
Wind
To afford a recovery of breath
Stopped to wind and water the horses.
Gas
(slang) Frothy or boastful talk; chatter.
Wind
To wrap (something) around a center or another object once or repeatedly
Wind string around a spool.
Gas
(baseball) A fastball.
The closer threw him nothing but gas.
Wind
To wrap or encircle (an object) in a series of coils; entwine
Wound her injured leg with a bandage.
Wound the waist of the gown with lace and ribbons.
Gas
Arterial or venous blood gas.
Wind
To go along (a curving or twisting course)
Wind a path through the mountains.
Gas
Marijuana, typically of high quality.
Wind
To proceed on (one's way) with a curving or twisting course.
Gas
, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
Wind
To introduce in a disguised or devious manner; insinuate
He wound a plea for money into his letter.
Gas
Ellipsis of gas pedal
Wind
To turn (a crank, for example) in a series of circular motions.
Gas
An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions.
Gas fee
Wind
To coil the spring of (a mechanism) by turning a stem or cord, for example
Wind a watch.
Gas
(transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.
The Nazis gassed millions of Jews during the Holocaust.
He never fully recovered after he was gassed on the Western Front.
Wind
To coil (thread, for example), as onto a spool or into a ball.
Gas
To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.
Wind
To remove or unwind (thread, for example), as from a spool
Wound the line off the reel.
Gas
To impose upon by talking boastfully.
Wind
To lift or haul by means of a windlass or winch
Wind the pail to the top of the well.
Gas
(intransitive) To emit gas.
The battery cell was gassing.
Wind
To move in or have a curving or twisting course
A river winding through a valley.
Gas
(transitive) To impregnate with gas.
To gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder
Wind
To move in or have a spiral or circular course
A column of smoke winding into the sky.
Gas
(transitive) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
To gas thread
Wind
To be coiled or spiraled
The vine wound about the trellis.
Gas
(US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
The cops are coming. Gas it!
Wind
To be twisted or whorled into curved forms.
Gas
(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
Wind
To proceed misleadingly or insidiously in discourse or conduct.
Gas
(slang) comical, zany; fun, amusing.
Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man.
It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom.
Wind
To become wound
A clock that winds with difficulty.
Gas
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.
Wind
To blow (a wind instrument).
Gas
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.
Wind
To sound by blowing.
Gas
Same as gasoline; - a shortened form. Also, the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".
Wind
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship.
As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack.
The winds in Chicago are fierce.
Gas
The accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term " step on the gas".
Wind
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
The wind of a cannon ball;
The wind of a bellows
Gas
Same as natural gas.
Wind
The ability to breathe easily.
After the second lap he was already out of wind.
The fall knocked the wind out of him.
Gas
An exceptionally enjoyable event; a good time; as, The concert was a gas.
Wind
News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend.
Gas
To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread.
Wind
One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements.
Gas
To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder.
Wind
Flatus.
Eww. Someone just passed wind.
Gas
To expose to a poisonous or noxious gas
Wind
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
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
Wind
(music) The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
Gas
A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Wind
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".
Gas
A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
Wind
Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
Gas
A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
Wind
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
Gas
A pedal that controls the throttle valve;
He stepped on the gas
Wind
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
Gas
A fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
Wind
A bird, the dotterel.
Gas
Attack with gas; subject to gas fumes;
The despot gassed the rebellious tribes
Wind
The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
Gas
Show off
Wind
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
Wind
(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
Wind
(transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
The boxer was winded during round two.
Wind
To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
Wind
To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
Wind
(transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
Wind
(transitive) To perceive or follow by scent.
The hounds winded the game.
Wind
(transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
Wind
(transitive) To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
Wind
(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
To wind thread on a spool or into a ball
Wind
(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
Wind
(transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
Wind
(intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.
Vines wind round a pole.
The river winds through the plain.
Wind
(transitive) To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
Wind
(transitive) To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
Wind
(transitive) To cover or surround with something coiled about.
To wind a rope with twine
Wind
(transitive) To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
Wind
To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
Wind
To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.
Whether to windThe woodbine round this arbor.
Wind
To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms.
Wind
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
In his terms so he would him wind.
Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do pleaseAnd wind all other witnesses.
Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure.
Wind
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
You have contrived . . . to windYourself into a power tyrannical.
Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in such things into discourse.
Wind
To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.
Wind
To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.
So swift your judgments turn and wind.
Wind
To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.
And where the valley winded out below,The murmuring main was heard, and scarcely heard, to flow.
He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path which . . . winded through the thickets of wild boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs.
Wind
To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.
The lowing herd wind lowly o'er the lea.
To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape.Long struggling underneath are they could windOut of such prison.
Wind
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
Wind
To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.
Wind
To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.
Wind
To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.
Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, . . . Wind the shrill horn.
That blast was winded by the king.
Wind
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.
Wind
Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.
Except wind stands as never it stood,It is an ill wind that turns none to good.
Winds were soft, and woods were green.
Wind
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
Wind
Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
Their instruments were various in their kind,Some for the bow, and some for breathing wind.
Wind
Power of respiration; breath.
If my wind were but long enough to say my prayers, I would repent.
Wind
Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.
Wind
Air impregnated with an odor or scent.
A pack of dogfish had him in the wind.
Wind
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.
Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain.
Wind
A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
Wind
Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
Nor think thou with windOf airy threats to awe.
Wind
The dotterel.
Wind
The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark.
Wind
Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure;
Trees bent under the fierce winds
When there is no wind, row
The radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
Wind
A tendency or force that influences events;
The winds of change
Wind
Breath;
The collision knocked the wind out of him
Wind
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;
That's a lot of wind
Don't give me any of that jazz
Wind
An indication of potential opportunity;
He got a tip on the stock market
A good lead for a job
Wind
A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
Wind
A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
Wind
The act of winding or twisting;
He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
Wind
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
The river winds through the hills
The path meanders through the vineyards
Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Wind
Extend in curves and turns;
The road winds around the lake
Wind
Wrap or coil around;
Roll your hair around your finger
Twine the thread around the spool
Wind
Catch the scent of; get wind of;
The dog nosed out the drugs
Wind
Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem;
Wind your watch
Wind
Form into a wreath
Wind
Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;
Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
