inhale (verb)

  • 101draw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. haul, drag, pull, tub, extract; attract, allure; depict, sketch; draft; win, receive; displace; inhale; elicit, get; disembowel, eviscerate. See attraction, painting, traction. n. tie. See equality …

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  • 102eat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. consume, devour, eat up, feed, fare; erode, corrode, wear, rust. See food, deterioration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take as food] Syn. consume, devour, bite, chew, swallow, dine, feed, feed on, have a …

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  • 103exhale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. breathe, expel, emanate, emit, expire, transpire, respire, blow. See excretion, wind, odor. Ant., inhale. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. breathe out, expire, blow, sigh; see breathe 1 , emit 1 . III… …

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  • 104gasp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pant, labor, choke; puff; exclaim. See weariness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. labor for breath, breathe convulsively, gulp, have difficulty in breathing, pant, puff, wheeze, heave, blow, sniffle, snort,… …

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  • 105inspire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. breathe (in); stimulate, animate, [en]liven; spur, give an incentive. See cause, wind. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To encourage] Syn. inspirit, invigorate, spur, animate; see encourage 2 , incite . 2. [To… …

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  • 106snuff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extinguish, put out; sniff, inhale; smell, scent; snuffle, sniffle. See wind, odor, incombustibility. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. put out smother, pinch out, douse, extinguish. 2. sniff… …

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  • 107whiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. puff, waft, blast; inhalation. See odor, wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scent, puff, fume; see smell 1 , 2 . v. Syn. inhale, sniff, scent; see smell 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. puff of air …

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  • 108drink — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A liquid for drinking, or a portion of this] Syn. beverage, sip, gulp, potion, potable, libation, drop, bottle, glass, toast, belt, refreshment, thirst quencher, draft, potation, drinkable, liquid, quaff, brew, tonic, tall… …

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  • 109exhale — ex|hale [ eks heıl ] verb intransitive or transitive to breathe air out through your mouth or nose ─ opposite INHALE ╾ ex|ha|la|tion [ ,ekshə leıʃn ] noun count or uncount …

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  • 110snort — late 14c., to snore, probably related to SNORE (Cf. snore). Meaning breathe through the nose with a harsh sound first recorded 1520s. Sense of express contempt is from 1818. Meaning a drink of liquor (especially whiskey) is from 1889. The verb… …

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