| inhalation | | |
| n. (act) | 1. aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake | the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing. |
| ~ breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation. |
| ~ breath | the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing.; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" |
| ~ gasp, pant | a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.; "she gave a gasp and fainted" |
| ~ drag, pull, puff | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke).; "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. inhalant, inhalation | a medication to be taken by inhaling it. |
| ~ medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease. |
| sniff | | |
| n. (act) | 1. sniff, snuff | sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose. |
| ~ smelling, smell | the act of perceiving the odor of something. |
| v. (perception) | 2. sniff, whiff | perceive by inhaling through the nose.; "sniff the perfume" |
| ~ smell | inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense. |
| v. (body) | 3. sniff, sniffle | inhale audibly through the nose.; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" |
| ~ breathe in, inhale, inspire | draw in (air).; "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" |
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