Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tear_gas

1 sense of tear gas

Sense 1
tear gas, teargas, lacrimator, lachrymator -- (a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds)
       => gas -- (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
       => chemical weapon -- (chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants)
                                                                         

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tear_gas

1 sense of teargas

Sense 1
teargas -- (attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes; "The students were teargassed during the riot")
       => gas -- (attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes")