The difference between Gas and Wind

When used as nouns, gas means matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull), whereas wind means real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

When used as verbs, gas means to kill with poisonous gas, whereas wind means to blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

Gas is also adjective with the meaning: comical, zany.

check bellow for the other definitions of Gas and Wind

  1. Gas as a noun (uncountable, chemistry):

    Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

    Examples:

    "A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder."

  2. Gas as a noun (countable, chemistry):

    A chemical element or compound in such a state.

    Examples:

    "The atmosphere is made up of a number of different gases."

  3. Gas as a noun (uncountable):

    A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

    Examples:

    "'Gas-fired power stations have largely replaced coal-burning ones."

  4. Gas as a noun (countable):

    A hob on a gas cooker.

    Examples:

    "She turned the gas on, put the potatoes on, then lit the oven."

  5. Gas as a noun (US):

    Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.

    Examples:

    "My tummy hurts so bad, I have gas."

  6. Gas as a noun (slang):

    A humorous or entertaining event or person.

    Examples:

    "He is such a gas!"

  7. Gas as a noun (baseball):

    A fastball.

    Examples:

    "The closer threw him nothing but gas."

  8. Gas as a noun (medicine, colloquial):

    Arterial or venous blood gas.

  1. Gas as a verb (transitive):

    To kill with poisonous gas.

  2. Gas as a verb (intransitive):

    To talk, chat.

  3. Gas as a verb (intransitive):

    To emit gas.

    Examples:

    "The battery cell was gassing."

  4. Gas as a verb (transitive):

    To impregnate with gas.

    Examples:

    "to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder"

  5. Gas as a verb (transitive):

    To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.

    Examples:

    "to gas thread"

  1. Gas as a noun (uncountable, US):

    Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

  2. Gas as a noun (US):

    Gas pedal.

  1. Gas as a verb (US):

    To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.

    Examples:

    " The cops are coming. Gas it!"

  2. Gas as a verb (US):

    To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

  1. Gas as an adjective (Ireland, colloquial):

    comical, zany; fun, amusing

    Examples:

    "Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man."

    "It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom."

  1. Wind as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

    Examples:

    "The wind blew through her hair as she stood on the deck of the ship."

    "As they accelerated onto the motorway, the wind tore the plywood off the car's roof-rack."

    "The winds in Chicago are fierce."

    "There was a sudden gust of wind''."

  2. Wind as a noun:

    Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.

    Examples:

    "the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows"

  3. Wind as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    The ability to breathe easily.

    Examples:

    "After the second lap he was already out of wind."

    "The fall knocked the wind out of him."

  4. Wind as a noun:

    News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip.

    Examples:

    "Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend."

  5. Wind as a noun (India, and, Japan):

    One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).

  6. Wind as a noun (uncountable, colloquial):

    Flatus.

    Examples:

    "Eww. Someone just passed wind."

  7. Wind as a noun:

    Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

  8. Wind as a noun (music):

    The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.

  9. Wind as a noun:

    A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".

  10. Wind as a noun:

    Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.

  11. Wind as a noun:

    A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

  12. Wind as a noun:

    Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

  13. Wind as a noun:

    A bird, the dotterel.

  14. Wind as a noun (boxing, slang):

    The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.

  1. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

  2. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.

    Examples:

    "The boxer was winded during round two."

  3. Wind as a verb (reflexive):

    To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.

    Examples:

    "I can’t run another step — I’m winded."

  4. Wind as a verb (British):

    To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

  5. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

  6. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To perceive or follow by scent.

    Examples:

    "The hounds winded the game."

  7. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

  8. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

  1. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

    Examples:

    "to wind thread on a spool or into a ball"

  2. Wind as a verb (transitive):

    To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

    Examples:

    "Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock."

  3. Wind as a verb:

    To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

  4. Wind as a verb (ergative):

    To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.

    Examples:

    "Vines wind round a pole.  The river winds through the plain."

  5. Wind as a verb:

    To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

  6. Wind as a verb:

    To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

  7. Wind as a verb:

    To cover or surround with something coiled about.

    Examples:

    "to wind a rope with twine"

  8. Wind as a verb:

    To make a winding motion.

  1. Wind as a noun:

    The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.

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