'to take a breather' definitions:
Definition of 'to take a breather'
From: GCIDE
- Breather \Breath"er\, n.
- 1. One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives. (b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. a pause to catch one's breath, or for some other form of rest or refreshment; -- often used in the phrase
- to take a breather, i.e. to pause for refreshment. [Colloq.] [PJC]
- 4. a vent in a container to allow equalization of internal and external pressure. [PJC]
- 5. an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or people submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside. [PJC]