inhale (verb)

  • 111Jack\ Palance — (Verb) To accidentally inhale sharply through both the nose and mouth at the end of a statement, a la actor Jack Palance. This is due either to an oncoming burp or hiccup,or other change of internal pressure. So yesterday I fell off of the toilet …

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  • 112Jack\ Palance — (Verb) To accidentally inhale sharply through both the nose and mouth at the end of a statement, a la actor Jack Palance. This is due either to an oncoming burp or hiccup,or other change of internal pressure. So yesterday I fell off of the toilet …

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  • 113exhale — [[t]ekshe͟ɪl[/t]] exhales, exhaling, exhaled VERB When you exhale, you breathe out the air that is in your lungs. [FORMAL] Hold your breath for a moment and exhale... [V n] Wade exhaled a cloud of smoke and coughed. Syn: breathe out Ant …

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  • 114smoke — noun 1》 a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in the air, typically one emitted from a burning substance. 2》 an act of smoking tobacco.     ↘informal a cigarette or cigar. 3》 (the Smoke or the Big Smoke) Brit. a big city, especially… …

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  • 115snort — noun 1》 an explosive sound made by the sudden forcing of breath through the nose. 2》 informal an inhaled dose of cocaine. 3》 informal a measure of an alcoholic drink. verb 1》 make a snort.     ↘express indignation or derision by making a snort.… …

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  • 116draw — 1. verb 1) he drew the house Syn: sketch, make a drawing (of), delineate, outline, draft, rough out, illustrate, render, represent, trace; portray, depict 2) she drew her chair closer to the fire Syn …

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  • 117scarf — 1. noun she wore a scarf Syn: muffler, headscarf, mantilla, stole, tippet; kerchief, neckerchief, bandanna, babushka 2. verb, informal stop scarfing your food! we scarfed down the entire batch of cookies …

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  • 118smoke — 1. verb 1) the fire was smoking Syn: smolder, emit smoke; archaic reek 2) he smoked his cigarette Syn: puff on, draw on, pull on; inhale; light; informal drag on, toke 3) they smoke their salmon …

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  • 119sniff — 1. verb 1) she sniffed and blew her nose Syn: inhale, breathe in; snuffle 2) Sandra sniffed the socks and grimaced Syn: smell, scent, get a whiff of 2. noun 1) she gave a loud sniff Syn …

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  • 120puff — 1. noun 1) a puff of wind Syn: gust, blast, flurry, rush, draught, waft, breeze, breath 2) he took a puff at his cigar Syn: pull; informal drag, toke 2. verb …

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