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  1. 1. v. i. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To sigh; to flutter; to languish. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To long for; to be eager after. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. A violent palpitation of the heart. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine) Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted Source: wordnet

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