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Teargas

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Noun

1. lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, teargas

a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds

Verb

2. teargas

attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes

Example Sentences:
'The students were teargassed during the riot'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Teargas

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noun
any one of a number of gases or vapours that make the eyes smart and water, causing temporary blindness; usually dispersed from grenades and used in warfare and to control riots
. Also called: lacrimator

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