take a breath

1. Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs (synset 200001740)
   "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
   entail:

   • breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air
   • breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air)
   subtypes:

   • respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
   • choke - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
   • hyperventilate - breathe excessively hard and fast
   • hiccough, hiccup - breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
   • sigh, suspire - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
   • breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air
   • breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air)
   • wheeze - breathe with difficulty
   • yawn - utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
   • saw logs, saw wood, snore - breathe noisily during one's sleep
   same as: breathe, respire, suspire
   verb group:

   • respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
   • respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

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