'Inhale' definitions:
Definition of 'inhale'
From: WordNet
verb
Draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"
verb
Draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: inhale, inspire, breathe in] [ant: breathe out, exhale, expire]
Definition of 'Inhale'
From: GCIDE
- Inhale \In*hale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhaling.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale.] To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale. [1913 Webster]
- Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inhale'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aspirate,
- blow,
- breathe,
- breathe hard,
- breathe in,
- breathe out,
- chain-smoke,
- chaw,
- chew,
- cough,
- drag,
- draw,
- draw in,
- exhale,
- exhaust,
- expel,
- expire,
- gasp,
- gulp,
- hack,
- hiccup,
- huff,
- inhale snuff,
- inspire,
- nose,
- pant,
- puff,
- pull,
- respire,
- scent,
- sigh,
- slurp,
- smell,
- smell of,
- smoke,
- sneeze,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snort,
- snuff,
- snuff in,
- snuffle,
- suck,
- suck in,
- suckle,
- take snuff,
- wheeze,
- whiff