WordWeb Online

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. Show off
   - boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade [archaic], skite [Austral, NZ]
    
3. Talk socially without exchanging too much information
   "the men were sitting in the cafe and gassing";
   - chew the fat, shoot the breeze [N. Amer], chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver [UK, dialect], visit, gab

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