vapor in English
- vapor⇄expr. the vapors, (Archaic.) low spirits; hypochondria, hysteria, or other nervous disorder.
Ex. I had sent for him in a fit of the vapors (Stanley J. Weyman). - vapor⇄expr. vapors,
a. exhalations once considered in medical circles to be injurious to the health, and to originate especially in the stomach.
Ex. vapors from an empty stomach (Daniel Defoe).
b. a condition once supposed to be caused by t - vapor⇄noun vaporer.
- vapor⇄noun 1. moisture that can be seen, such as steam from boiling water or fog or mist.
Ex. the vapor of the morning mist.
2. a gas formed when a solid or liquid substance is sufficiently heated. A ?gas is a substance that at ordinary temperatur - vapor⇄v.i. 1. to rise, ascend, or pass off as vapor.
2. to give or send out vapor, steam, or gas; emit vapors or exhalations.
3. (Figurative.) to use blustering or grandiloquent language; brag, swagger, or boast.
Ex. Strutting and vaporing - vapor⇄v.t. 1. to cause to rise or ascend in the form of a vapor.
Ex. Then, upon a gentle heat, vapor away all the spirit of wine (Francis Bacon).
2. to give (a person) the vapors; depress or bore.
3. to boast; swagger; brag. - vapor⇄vapor, noun, verb,
(Especially U.S.)