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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open;
- Example: "she gave a gasp and fainted"
[syn: gasp, pant]


VERB (1)

1. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;
- Example: "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
[syn: pant, puff, gasp, heave]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gasp \Gasp\, v. t. To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc. [1913 Webster] And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gasp \Gasp\ (g[.a]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasped (g[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Gasping.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw. g[aum]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. [1913 Webster] She gasps and struggles hard for life. --Lloyd. [1913 Webster] 2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire. [1913 Webster] Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gasp \Gasp\, n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. [1913 Webster] At the last gasp, at the point of death. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gasp n 1: a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" [syn: gasp, pant] v 1: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: pant, puff, gasp, heave]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

GASP 1. Graph Algorithm and Software Package. 2. General Activities Simulation Program. 3. General Aerodynamic Simulation Program.