noun
Meaning 1
The final gasp or breath a person takes before death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
last gasp
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noun
Meaning 2
The point of death, or the last period of one's life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 3
The point at which something disappears or is destroyed; a last-gasp moment, attempt, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 4
the point of death or exhaustion or completion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the last gasp of the cold war
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Broader terms: end, ending
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bengali: শ্বাস (śaś) — a person's last breath before dying
- Finnish: viimeinen henkäys — a person's last breath before dying
- French: dernier souffle — a person's last breath before dying
- French: dernier soupir — a person's last breath before dying
- Māori: manawa kiore — a person's last breath before dying
- Polish: ostatnie tchnienie — a person's last breath before dying
- Polish: ostatnie podrygi — a person's last breath before dying
- Spanish: último suspiro — a person's last breath before dying
- Polish: ostatnie podrygi — the final moment or days of one's life