inhale (verb)
21breathe in — verb draw in (air) (Freq. 1) Inhale deeply inhale the fresh mountain air The patient has trouble inspiring The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well • Syn: ↑inhale, ↑ …
22suspire — verb 1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs I can breathe better when the air is clean The patient is respiring • Syn: ↑breathe, ↑take a breath, ↑respire • See Also: ↑breathe out ( …
23breathe — verb (breathed; breathing) Etymology: Middle English brethen, from breth Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to draw air into and expel it from the lungs ; respire; broadly to take in oxygen and …
24inspire — verb (inspired; inspiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French inspirer, from Latin inspirare, from in + spirare to breathe Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to influence, move, or guide by divine or… …
25aspirate — verb (aspirated, aspirating) –verb (t) /ˈæspəreɪt/ (say aspuhrayt) 1. Phonetics a. to release (a stop) in such a way that the breath escapes with audible friction, as in title where the first t is aspirated, the second is not. b. to begin (a word …
26take a breath — verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs (Freq. 3) I can breathe better when the air is clean The patient is respiring • Syn: ↑breathe, ↑respire, ↑suspire • See Also: ↑ …
27exhale — verb /ɛksˈheɪl/ a) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. Above was a tiled roof – though from that imperfect tiling exhaled stench and pestilence. b) To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge. Syn:… …
28respire — verb (respired; respiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin respirare, from re + spirare to blow, breathe Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. breathe; specifically to inhale and exhale air successively 2. of a cell or tissue to take up… …
29breathe out — verb expel air Exhale when you lift the weight • Syn: ↑exhale, ↑expire • Ant: ↑inhale (for: ↑exhale) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
30take a hit — verb inhale through the nose • Syn: ↑snort • Topics: ↑drug • Hypernyms: ↑drug, ↑do drugs • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
