1. [verb] (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
2. [verb] (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
3. [verb] (transitive) To use (a gas) to sustain life.
4. [verb] (intransitive) Figuratively, to live.
5. [verb] (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
6. [verb] (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
7. [verb] To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
8. [verb] (transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.
9. [verb] (transitive) To whisper quietly.
10. [verb] (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
11. [verb] (intransitive) (now rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
12. [verb] (transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.
13. [verb] Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; 'I can breathe better when the air is clean'; 'The patient is respiring'.
14. [verb] Be alive; 'Every creature that breathes'.
15. [verb] Impart as if by breathing; 'He breathed new life into the old house'.
16. [verb] Allow the passage of air through; 'Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear'.
17. [verb] Utter or tell; 'not breathe a word'.
18. [verb] Manifest or evince; 'She breathes the Christian spirit'.
19. [verb] Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax.
20. [verb] Reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; 'This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours'.
21. [verb] Expel (gases or odors).
