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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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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