tear-gas

A form of tear gas — 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.

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Meanings

nountear-gas (countable and uncountable, plural tear-gases)

plural tear-gases · alternative tear gas · alternative teargas

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of tear gas.
verbtear-gas (third-person singular simple present tear-gases or tear-gasses, present participle tear-gassing, simple past and past participle tear-gassed)

present singular third person tear-gases · present singular third person tear-gasses · participle present tear-gassing · participle past tear-gassed · past tear-gassed · alternative tear gas · alternative teargas

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tear gas.
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APA

tear-gas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear-gas

MLA

“tear-gas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear-gas. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tear-gas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tear-gas.

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