Teargas
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of tear gas. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
- 2 a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds wordnet
Verb
- 1 Alternative spelling of tear gas. alt-of, alternative
"Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, Illinois, spoke about the incident in a video posted late Friday morning to his X account, saying: “Not only did they come with weapons and violence, show of force and drive a van into us, but then they teargassed us, and I have to tell you, it was terrifying.”"
- 2 attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes wordnet
Example
More examples"Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, Illinois, spoke about the incident in a video posted late Friday morning to his X account, saying: “Not only did they come with weapons and violence, show of force and drive a van into us, but then they teargassed us, and I have to tell you, it was terrifying.”"
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