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teargas

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Noun1.teargas - a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage themteargas - a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
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
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CS gas - a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema
chloroacetophenone, CN gas - a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
nitrochloromethane - gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas
gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Verb1.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"
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They gheraoed the police vehicle, forcing the policemen to lathicharge and lob teargas shells to bring them under control.
Anti-riot forces retaliated by firing teargas at the demonstrators, who had gathered in their hundreds in the Tafayeleh district of eastern Amman, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Abu Hammad of the public security department told AFP.
Police fired teargas and used batons to disperse the protesters, who were chanting slogans such as "We want freedom
 
 
 
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