English noun: teargas | |||
1. | teargas (substance) a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds | ||
Synonyms | lachrymator, 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 | ||
Samples | The students were teargassed during the riot. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gas | ||