1. A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
   "The police used teargas to control the unruly protesters";
   - tear gas, lacrimator, lachrymator

1. Attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes
   "The students were teargassed during the riot"

Derived forms: teargases, teargassed, teargasses, teargassing

Type of: chemical weapon, gas

Encyclopedia: Teargas