'Out of breath' definitions:
Definition of 'Out of breath'
From: GCIDE
- Breath \Breath\ (br[e^]th), n. [OE. breth, breeth, AS. br[=ae][eth] odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. br[=a]dam steam, vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. Brawn, and Breed.]
- 1. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Melted as breath into the wind. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The power of respiration, and hence, life. --Hood. [1913 Webster]
- Thou takest away their breath, they die. --Ps. civ. 29. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Time to breathe; respite; pause. [1913 Webster]
- Give me some breath, some little pause. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant. [1913 Webster]
- He smiles and he frowns in a breath. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life. [1913 Webster]
- The earthquake voice of victory, To thee the breath of life. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 7. A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle. [1913 Webster]
- A breath can make them, as a breath has made. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- 8. A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster]
- Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea, when not a breath of wind flies o'er its surface. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 9. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. --Tennison. [1913 Webster]
- The breath of flowers. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 10. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration. [1913 Webster]
- An after dinner's breath. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Out of breath, breathless, exhausted; breathing with difficulty.
- Under one's breath, in low tones. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Out of breath'
- Breath,
- Breathe,
- Breathed,
- Breathful,
- Breathing,
- Breathing while,
- To breathe again,
- Under the breath,
- breathe in,
- breathe out,
- breathing in,
- breathing out,
- in the same breath,
- Breathing place,
- Breathing time,
- Rough breathing,
- Smooth breathing,
- To breathe a vein,
- To draw breath,
- To gather breath,
- To take breath,
- To yield the breath,
- To yield the breath up,
- Tubular breathing,
- Under one's breath,
- abdominal breathing,
- babies'-breath,
- baby's breath,
- bad breath,
- bated breath,
- breathing apparatus,
- breathing device,
- breathing machine,
- breathing room,
- breathing space,
- breathing spell,
- periodic breathing,
- shortness of breath,
- take a breath,
- with bated breath,
- Cogged breath sound,
- Incense-breathing,
- Long-breathed,
- Short-breathed,
- To breathe one's last,
- air-breathing,
- breath of fresh air,
- catch one's breath,
- false baby's breath,
- infant's-breath,
- sweet-breathed,
- Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus