GASP: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | gasp
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- [n] a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"
- [v] breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
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| | Synonyms: | | heave, pant, pant, puff |
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| | See Also: | | aspiration, blow, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gasp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gasping}.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa
to yawn; akin to Sw. g["a]spa, Dan. gispe to gasp.]
1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in
laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire
convulsively; to pant violently.
She gasps and struggles hard for life. --Lloyd.
2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.
--Spenser.
\Gasp\, v. t.
To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.
And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. --Dryden.
\Gasp\, n.
The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the
breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the
breath.
{At the last gasp}, at the point of death. --Addison.
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