Breath: Definition and part of speech

Breath

n. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
n. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc.
n. The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath.
n. The power of respiration, and hence, life.
n. Time to breathe; respite; pause.
n. A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant.
n. Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life.
n. A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle.
n. A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion.
n. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

n. The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
n. The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
n. Breeches.
n. The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.
v. t. To whip on the breech.

p. pr. & vb. n. of Breathe
n. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
n. Air in gentle motion.
n. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
n. Aspiration; secret prayer.
n. Exercising; promotion of respiration.
n. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
n. Breathing place; vent.
n. Stop; pause; delay.
n. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.

v. t. To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.
v. i. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.
v. i. To take breath; to rest from action.
v. i. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.
v. t. To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.
v. t. To inject by breathing; to infuse; — with into.
v. t. To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.
v. t. To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.
v. t. To express; to manifest; to give forth.
v. t. To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.
1v. t. 1 To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.
1v. i. 1 To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.

n. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
n. One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.

a. Dead; as, a breathless body.
a. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
a. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.