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English noun: teargas

1. teargas (substance) a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds


Synonymslachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas


Broader (hypernym)chemical weapon, gas


Narrower (hyponym)chloroacetophenone, chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CN gas, CS gas, nitrochloromethane


English verb: teargas

1. teargas (competition) attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes


SamplesThe students were teargassed during the riot.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)gas









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