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ALL meanings of gaslight

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  • noun gaslight A type of lamp in which an incandescent mantle is heated by a jet of burning gas. 1
  • noun gaslight light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas. 1
  • noun gaslight a gas burner or gas jet for producing this kind of light. 1
  • adjective gaslight gaslit (def 2). 1
  • verb with object gaslight to cause (a person) to doubt his or her sanity through the use of psychological manipulation: How do you know if your partner is gaslighting you? 1
  • noun gaslight light emitted by a gas lamp 1
  • transitive verb gaslight drive sb crazy through deceit 1
  • countable noun gaslight A gaslight is a lamp that produces light by burning gas. 0
  • countable noun gaslight Gaslight is also the light that the lamp produces. 0
  • noun gaslight a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas 0
  • noun gaslight the light produced by such a lamp 0
  • noun gaslight the light produced by burning illuminating gas 0
  • noun gaslight a gas jet or burner 0
  • adjective gaslight of or suggesting the period when gaslight was used for lighting 0
  • noun gaslight (Britain) The light produced by burning piped illuminating gas. 0
  • noun gaslight (Britain) A lamp which operates by burning gas. 0
  • verb gaslight (Slang) To manipulate someone psychologically such that they question their own sanity. 0
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