breathe take a breath respire suspire | draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs, I can breathe better when the air is clean, The patient is respiring |
exhale expire breathe out | expel air, Exhale when you lift the weight |
inhale inspire breathe in | draw in (air), Inhale deeply, inhale the fresh mountain air, The patient has trouble inspiring, The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well |
vomit vomit up purge cast sick cat be sick disgorge regorge retch puke barf spew spue chuck upchuck honk regurgitate throw up dbbaa | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth, After drinking too much, the students vomited, He purged continuously, The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night |
spew spew out eruct | eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical, the volcano spews out molten rocks every day, The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate |
spit ptyalize ptyalise spew spue | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth, The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer |
emit breathe pass off | expel (gases or odors) |
breathe | reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked, This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least hours |
rest breathe catch one's breath take a breather | take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
breathe | manifest or evince, She breathes the Christian spirit |
breathe | utter or tell, not breathe a word |
breathe | impart as if by breathing, He breathed new life into the old house |
breathe | be alive, Every creature that breathes |
breathe | allow the passage of air through, Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear |