<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A colorless, water-insoluble, flammable liquid, C₇H₈, having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum; used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic compounds.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used without object) To be transported by a subway: We subwayed uptown.</li></ul>