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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gasp \Gasp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasped}; p. pr & vb n. {Gasping}.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw g["a]spa, Dan. gispe to gasp.] 1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently. She gasps and struggles hard for life. --Lloyd. 2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire. Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain. --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gasp \Gasp\, v. t. To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out away etc And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gasp \Gasp\, n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. {At the last gasp}, at the point of death. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gasp n : a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open "she gave a gasp and fainted" [syn: {pant}] v : breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line panting heavily" [syn: {pant}, {puff}, {heave}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: GASP {Graph Algorithm and Software Package}
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