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1. The process of interacting with gas
    
2. The deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas

1. Attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
   "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
    
2. [informal] Talk socially without exchanging too much information
   "the men were sitting in the cafe and gassing";
   - chew the fat [informal], shoot the breeze [N. Amer, informal], chat, confabulate, confab [informal], chitchat [informal], chit-chat [informal], chatter, chaffer, natter [informal], gossip, jaw [informal], claver [UK, dialect], visit [N. Amer, informal], chew the rag [informal], gab [informal]
    
3. [informal] Show off, esp. with exaggeration
   - boast, tout, swash [archaic], shoot a line [informal], brag, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade [archaic], skite [Austral, NZ, informal]

Derived forms: gassings

Type of: amplify, assail, attack, chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, converse, discourse, exaggerate, hyperbolise [Brit], hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, poisoning

Encyclopedia: Gassing