Entry Word: breathe

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to inhale and exhale air <sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe>

Synonyms respire

Related Words expire, inspire; gasp, huff, pant, puff, wheeze; sniff, snore, snort, snuffle; yawn

Near Antonyms asphyxiate, choke, gag, smother, suffocate; garrotte (or garotte), stifle, strangle, throttle

2 to have life <as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay> — see be 1