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breathe

verb

/briːð/

Meaning

To take air into the lungs and send it out again.

It was hard to breathe in the smoky room.

breathe easy

inhale, exhale, respire, gasp

suffocate, choke

breathe deeply, breathe easily, hardly breathe, breathe fire

To describe or portray something precisely; to outline or define clearly.

to extend or expand; to make or become longer or wider

To increase rapidly; become or make greater, more intense, or more serious.

to give assistance or help to someone or something

Evade or escape from, typically in a skillful or cunning way; avoid being caught.

To say that someone has done something wrong or illegal.