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Tear gas

//ˈtɪə ɡæs// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense. countable, uncountable

    "The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners."

  2. 2
    a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To use tear gas.

    "The riot squad tear gassed the mob."

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