noun
Meaning 1
An inhalation.
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noun
An inhalation.
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verb
To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
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Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: breathe in, inbreathe, inspire
Antonyms: breathe out, outbreathe, exhale, expire
verb
To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in the form of aerosols/smoke, sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: breathe in, inbreathe, inspire, fetch
Antonyms: breathe out, outbreathe, exhale
verb
To eat very quickly.
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Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
draw in (air)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: inspire, breathe in
Antonyms: exhale
Broader terms: breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
Narrower terms: aspirate, sniff, sniffle, snuffle, snivel, snuff, puff, drag, draw, huff, snort
verb
draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: smoke
History
From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”).
Across languages
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