very difficult breathing; panting hard for breath.

a severe disorder characterised by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling, caused by an allergy to inhaled substances, stress, etc.; severe asthma.

very high temperature; superheat.

a ritualistic declaration, typically based on an appeal to a god or to some revered person or object, that one will accomplish a very difficult or almost impossible task.

any unrefined or undeveloped language.

indecent, rude speech.

an artificial system of communication, using ambiguous words or baffling gestures, used for conveying secret messages among a restricted number of persons.