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Definition of Teargas
1. Noun. A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Weapon, Gas
Specialized synonyms: Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, Cs Gas, Chloroacetophenone, Cn Gas, Nitrochloromethane
2. Verb. Attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes. "The students were teargassed during the riot"
Definition of Teargas
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of tear gas) ¹
2. Verb. (alternative spelling of tear gas) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teargas
1. to subject to a gas that irritates the eyes [v -GASSED, -GASSING, -GASES or -GASSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teargas
Literary usage of Teargas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Welcome to Hell": Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Extortion in Chechnya by Human Rights Watch, Johanna Bjorken, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Peter Bouckaert (2000)
"Prison guards frequently used teargas in the cells of detainees, causing coughing
fits and breathing problems for the unprotected inmates. ..."
2. The Enron Corporation: Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Violations by Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1999)
"Despite our request, the police fired teargas shells and lathi-charged us at
around 11:00 am They were shooting teargas right into the crowd. ..."
3. The Enron Corporation: Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Violations by Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1999)
"Despite our request, the police fired teargas shells and lathi-charged us at
around 11:00 am They were shooting teargas right into the crowd. ..."
4. Germany for Germans: Xenophobia and Racist Violence in Germany by Maryellen Fullerton (1995)
"The witness has reportedly also testified that when police discovered that a
detained black African possessed a can of teargas, they locked the man in a ..."
5. Republic by Charles Edward Sheehan-miles (2007)
"The teargas was already dissipating, and he pulled his mask off. It was a kid,
maybe fourteen ... He could still smell the acrid gunpowder and teargas. ..."
6. Implausible Deniability: State Responsibility for Rural Violence in Mexico by Joel A. Solomon, Cynthia G Brown, Sebastian Brett, Human Rights Watch/Americas, Anne Manuel (1997)
"On August 18, skirmishes of stone throwing broke out between the two sides and
the Public Security Police moved in with teargas; five members of Casa del ..."
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