breathe

Definitions of breathe in various dictionaries:

verb - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

verb - be alive

verb - impart as if by breathing

verb - allow the passage of air through

verb - utter or tell

verb - manifest or evince

verb - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

verb - reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked

verb - expel (gases or odors)

To inhale and exhale air, especially when naturally and freely.

To be alive; live.

To pause to rest or regain breath: Give me a moment to breathe.

To move or blow gently, as air.

To allow air to pass through: a natural fabric that breathes.

To be exhaled or emanated, as a fragrance.

To be manifested or suggested, as an idea or feeling: A sense of calm breathed from the landscape.

To reach fullness of flavor and aroma through exposure to air.

To require air in the combustion process.

To inhale and exhale (air, for example) during respiration.

To inhale (an aroma, for example): breathe the lush scent of lilacs.

To impart as if by breathing; instill: an artist who knows how to breathe life into a portrait.

To exhale (something); emit.

To utter, especially quietly; whisper: Don’t breathe a word of this.

To make apparent or manifest; suggest: Their manner breathed self-satisfaction.

To allow (a person or animal) to rest or regain breath.

To utter with a voiceless exhalation of air.

To draw in (air) for the combustion process.

To threaten by proximity, especially by pursuing closely.

To watch or monitor closely, often annoyingly: The boss was breathing down my neck all morning.

verb - to inhale and exhale air