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| gasp [ gasp ] |
verb (past and past participle gasped, present participle gasp·ing, 3rd person present singular gasps) |
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1. intransitive verb breathe in sharply: to draw in breath with a sudden short audible intake
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2. intransitive verb labor to breathe: to breathe with laborious effort
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3. transitive verb say something with gasp: to say something with a sudden short audible intake of breath
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noun (plural gasps) |
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1. sudden intake of breath: a sudden short audible intake of breath, e.g. in surprise or pain
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2. instance of difficult breathing: a laborious effort to breathe
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| [14th century. < Old Norse geispa "yawn"] |
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the last gasp somebody's final attempt or action, or the final phase of something
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