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(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
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(intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
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(transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
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(intransitive, figurative) To live.
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(transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
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(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
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(transitive) To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath.
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(transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.
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(transitive) To whisper quietly.
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To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
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(chiefly Evangelical and Charismatic Christianity, with God as agent) To inspire (scripture).
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(intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
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(intransitive, now rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
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(transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.
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(transitive) To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise.
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(transitive, figurative) To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.).