"tear gas" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪəɡæs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tear gas.wav [US] Forms: tear gases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tear gas (countable and uncountable, plural tear gases)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: CS gas, CN gas, pepper spray, mace Translations (chemical compound): gaz lotsjellës [masculine] (Albanian), الْغَاز الْمَسِيل لِلْدَمُوع (al-ḡāz al-masīl li-l-damūʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), արցունքաբեր գազ (arcʿunkʿaber gaz) (Armenian), bibər qazı (Azerbaijani), gözyaşardıcı qaz (Azerbaijani), gas negar eragile (Basque), слёзатачы́вы газ (sljozatačývy haz) [masculine] (Belarusian), কাঁদানে গ্যাস (kãdane gês) (Bengali), сълзотво́рен газ (sǎlzotvóren gaz) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gas lacrimogen [masculine] (Catalan), 催淚瓦斯 (Chinese Mandarin), 催泪瓦斯 (cuīlèi wǎsī) (Chinese Mandarin), 催淚氣體 (Chinese Mandarin), 催泪气体 (cuīlèi qìtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 催淚彈 (Chinese Mandarin), 催泪弹 (cuīlèidàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 催淚煙 (Chinese Mandarin), 催泪烟 (cuīlèiyān) (Chinese Mandarin), slzný plyn [masculine] (Czech), tåregas [common-gender] (Danish), traangas [neuter] (Dutch), larmiga gaso (Esperanto), pisargaas (Estonian), kyynelkaasu (Finnish), gaz lacrymogène [masculine] (French), lacrymo [informal, masculine] (French), ცრემლსადენი გაზი (cremlsadeni gazi) (Georgian), Tränengas [neuter] (German), અશ્રુવાયુ (aśruvāyu) (Gujarati), अश्रु गैस (aśru gais) [feminine] (Hindi), आँसू गैस (ā̃sū gais) [feminine] (Hindi), könnygáz (Hungarian), táragas [neuter] (Icelandic), gas lacrimogeno [masculine] (Italian), 催涙ガス (sairui gasu) (alt: さいるいガス) (Japanese), 催涙剤 (sairuizai) (alt: さいるいざい) (Japanese), жасауратқыш газ (jasauratqyş gaz) (Kazakh), ឧស្ម័នបង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក (ʼusman bɑɑnghou tɨk phnɛɛk) (Khmer), 최루 가스 (choeru gaseu) (Korean), 최루제 (choeruje) (alt: 催淚劑) (Korean), жаш агызуучу газ (jaş agızuucu gaz) (Kyrgyz), asaru gāze [feminine] (Latvian), ašarinės dujos [feminine, plural] (Lithuanian), солзавец (solzavec) [masculine] (Macedonian), കണ്ണീർ വാതകം (kaṇṇīṟ vātakaṁ) (Malayalam), rondikrêj [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), tåregass [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nawú yakági (Nupe), gas lacrimogèn [masculine] (Occitan), گاز اشکآور (gâz-e ašk-âvar) (Persian), gaz łzawiący [masculine] (Polish), gás lacrimogéneo [masculine] (Portuguese), gaz lacrimogen [neuter] (Romanian), слезоточи́вый газ (slezotočívyj gaz) [masculine] (Russian), су̏завац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), sȕzavac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), slzný plyn [masculine] (Slovak), solzivec [masculine] (Slovene), gas lacrimógeno [masculine] (Spanish), tårgas [common-gender] (Swedish), гази ашковар (gazi aškovar) (Tajik), แก๊สน้ำตา (gɛ́ɛt-nám-dtaa) (Thai), gözyaşartıcı gaz (Turkish), сльозогі́нний газ (slʹozohínnyj haz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), آنْسُو گیس (ānsū ges) [feminine] (Urdu), hơi cay (Vietnamese), atajú (Yoruba), tajútajú (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-tear_gas-en-noun-~mDUn3po Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɪəɡæs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tear gas.wav [US] Forms: tear gases [present, singular, third-person], tear gasses [present, singular, third-person], tear gassing [participle, present], tear gassed [participle, past], tear gassed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb||++|++|pres_3sg2=tear gasses}} tear gas (third-person singular simple present tear gases or tear gasses, present participle tear gassing, simple past and past participle tear gassed)
  1. To use tear gas. Synonyms: teargas
    Sense id: en-tear_gas-en-verb-WD1vm-iV

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          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "word": "traangas"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "larmiga gaso"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "pisargaas"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "cremlsadeni gazi",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "aśruvāyu",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "અશ્રુવાયુ"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "aśru gais",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "अश्रु गैस"
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        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ā̃sū gais",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "táragas"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "alt": "さいるいガス",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sairui gasu",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "催涙ガス"
        },
        {
          "alt": "さいるいざい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sairuizai",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "催涙剤"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jasauratqyş gaz",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "жасауратқыш газ"
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼusman bɑɑnghou tɨk phnɛɛk",
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          "word": "ឧស្ម័នបង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "choeru gaseu",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "최루 가스"
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          "alt": "催淚劑",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "choeruje",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "최루제"
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        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "rondikrêj"
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "jaş agızuucu gaz",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "жаш агызуучу газ"
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        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "asaru gāze"
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
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          "word": "ašarinės dujos"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "solzavec",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "солзавец"
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "kaṇṇīṟ vātakaṁ",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "കണ്ണീർ വാതകം"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tåregass"
        },
        {
          "code": "nup",
          "lang": "Nupe",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "nawú yakági"
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        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "gas lacrimogèn"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gâz-e ašk-âvar",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "گاز اشکآور"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gaz łzawiący"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "gás lacrimogéneo"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "gaz lacrimogen"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "slezotočívyj gaz",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "слезоточи́вый газ"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "су̏завац"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "sȕzavac"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "slzný plyn"
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "solzivec"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "gas lacrimógeno"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "word": "tårgas"
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          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "gazi aškovar",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "гази ашковар"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gɛ́ɛt-nám-dtaa",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "แก๊สน้ำตา"
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          "word": "сльозогі́нний газ"
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          "roman": "ānsū ges",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "word": "آنْسُو گیس"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
          "word": "atajú"
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        {
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "chemical compound",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
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      "code": "bn",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "催淚瓦斯"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cuīlèi wǎsī",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "催淚氣體"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "cuīlèi qìtǐ",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "催淚彈"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cuīlèidàn",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cuīlèiyān",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "pisargaas"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "kyynelkaasu"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "cremlsadeni gazi",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "ცრემლსადენი გაზი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Tränengas"
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      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "aśruvāyu",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "અશ્રુવાયુ"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "aśru gais",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ā̃sū gais",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "आँसू गैस"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "könnygáz"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "táragas"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gas lacrimogeno"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さいるいガス",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sairui gasu",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "催涙ガス"
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    {
      "alt": "さいるいざい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sairuizai",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "催涙剤"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jasauratqyş gaz",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "жасауратқыш газ"
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "ឧស្ម័នបង្ហូរទឹកភ្នែក"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "choeru gaseu",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "최루 가스"
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    {
      "alt": "催淚劑",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "choeruje",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "최루제"
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    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "jaş agızuucu gaz",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "жаш агызуучу газ"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "asaru gāze"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "solzavec",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kaṇṇīṟ vātakaṁ",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "കണ്ണീർ വാതകം"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tåregass"
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    {
      "code": "nup",
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "nawú yakági"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gas lacrimogèn"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gâz-e ašk-âvar",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "گاز اشکآور"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaz łzawiący"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gás lacrimogéneo"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gaz lacrimogen"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slezotočívyj gaz",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "слезоточи́вый газ"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "slzný plyn"
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    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solzivec"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gas lacrimógeno"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "tårgas"
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "gazi aškovar",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "гази ашковар"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gɛ́ɛt-nám-dtaa",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "แก๊สน้ำตา"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "gözyaşartıcı gaz"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "slʹozohínnyj haz",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сльозогі́нний газ"
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      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "ānsū ges",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "آنْسُو گیس"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "hơi cay"
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      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "atajú"
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      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "chemical compound",
      "word": "tajútajú"
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