breathe

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive, now) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) Figuratively, to live.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To repeatedly draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To whisper quietly.

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