English > inhale: 2 senses > verb 2, body| Meaning | Draw in (air). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
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| Examples | - "Inhale deeply"
- "inhale the fresh mountain air"
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| Synonyms | inspire, breathe in |
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| Entailed by | breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire | Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs |
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| smoke | inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes |
| Narrower | aspirate | (air) suck in |
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| huff, snort | inhale recreational drugs |
| puff, drag, draw | suck in or take (air) |
| sniff, sniffle | inhale audibly through the nose |
| snuff | inhale audibly through the nose |
| snuffle, snivel | Snuff up mucus through the nose |
| Broader | breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire | Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs |
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| Opposite | exhale, expire, breathe out | Expel air |
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| Spanish | inhalar, inspirar |
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| Catalan | aspirar, inhalar, inspirar |
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| Adjectives | inhalant | inhaling or serving for inhalation |
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| Nouns | inhalant | something that is inhaled |
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| inhalation | the act of inhaling |
| inhalator | a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration |
