hold one's breath

  • 31hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …

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  • 32One (Metallica) — Metallica – One Veröffentlichung 1988 Format(e) CD, LP Genre(s) Thrash Metal One ist einer der erfolgreichsten Titel der US amerikanischen Thrash Metal Band Metallica. Es handelt sich dabei um das vierte Lied auf dem Album …And Jus …

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  • 33hold — I. verb (held; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have possession or… …

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  • 34breath — 01. He took a deep [breath], and then jumped into the lake. 02. She had the smell of alcohol and cigarettes on her [breath], and I didn t really feel like kissing her. 03. The air is so polluted that it s almost difficult to [breathe] there. 04.… …

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  • 35breath — /breT/ noun 1 AIR YOU BREATHE a) (U) the air that you take in and out of your lungs when you breathe: Paul smelt the cigarette smoke on her breath. | bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) b) the process of breathing in and out: Her breath… …

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  • 36Breath (novel) — infobox Book | name = Breath title orig = translator = image caption = author = Tim Winton illustrator = cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Hamish Hamilton, Australia release date = 2008… …

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  • 37breath —   Hanu, aho, ea, eaea.    ♦ Breath of life, mauli ola, ane.    ♦ Last breath, hanu pau (as one dying). See ex., ka apā.    ♦ Bad breath, hanu pilo, alaea.    ♦ Deep breath, hanu nui.    ♦ Out of breath, pauaho, paupauaho, api api, oaikū, kā ili,… …

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  • 38Don't Hold Your Breath — Single by Nicole Scherzinger from the album Killer Love R …

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  • 39To take breath — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 40To take hold of — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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