the act of taking air into the lungs and letting it out (as a natural course); breathing.

the air so taken in and let out.

air or wind.

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

the plant Meyna laxiflora ( = Vanguieria spinosa) of Rubiaceae family.

the small-sized tree Xeromphis spinosa ( = Gardenia floribunda, Randia dumetorum) of Rubiaceae family.

(pros.) a metrical foot consisting of two short syllablic instants followed by a long one (uu-); anapaestus.

a kind of yogic posture in which all the parts of the body and the mind are relaxed, lying flat on the floor.