gasp of death
1Gasp — Gasp, n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. [1913 Webster] {At the last gasp}, at the point of death. Addison. [1913 Webster] …
2gasp — [gasp] vi. [ME gaspen < ON geispa, to yawn, prob. by metathesis of * geipsa < geipa, to gossip: for IE base see GAPE] to inhale suddenly, as in surprise, or breathe with effort, as in choking vt. to say or tell with gasps n. a gasping;… …
3death — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Absence of life Nouns 1. death, expiration, decease, demise, the grave, the narrow bed, one s latter end; end, cessation; loss, extinction, or ebb of life, mortality experience; dissolution, departure,… …
4Death — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Death >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 death death Sgm: N 1 decease decease demise Sgm: N 1 dissolution dissolution departure obit release rest quietus fall Sgm …
5gasp — gaspingly, adv. /gasp, gahsp/, n. 1. a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise. 2. a convulsive effort to breathe. 3. a short, convulsive utterance: the words came out in gasps. 4. last gasp, the point of death; dying: At his last …
6gasp — verb 1》 catch one s breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment. ↘(gasp for) strain to obtain (air) by gasping. 2》 (be gasping for) Brit. informal be desperate to obtain or consume; crave: I m gasping for a drink! noun a… …
7Death of Christopher Alder — Christopher Alder Born 25 June 1960(1960 06 25) Kingston upon Hull Died 1 April 1998(1998 04 01) …
8death — Synonyms and related words: Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, bane, caducity, casualty, catastrophe, ceasing, cessation, changeableness, coda, conclusion, consummation,… …
9death struggle — Synonyms and related words: agony, all out war, death agonies, death groan, death rattle, death throes, deathbed, deathwatch, dying breath, extremity, final extremity, guerre a mort, last agony, last breath, last gasp, last ditch fight,… …
10gasp — v. & n. v. 1 intr. catch one s breath with an open mouth as in exhaustion or astonishment. 2 intr. (foll. by for) strain to obtain by gasping (gasped for air). 3 tr. (often foll. by out) utter with gasps. n. a convulsive catching of breath.… …
