Definitions for inhale
ɪnˈheɪlin·hale

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inhaleverb

   draw deep into the lungs in by breathing

   "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"

2. inhale, inspire, breathe inverb

   draw in (air)

   "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. inhaleverb

   To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

2. inhaleverb

   To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

3. inhaleverb

   To eat very quickly.

   The hungry child inhaled her meal.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Inhaleverb

   To draw in with air; to inspire.

   Etymology: inhalo, Latin.

   Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening. Scriblerus Club , Mart. Scrib.

   But from the breezy deep the blest inhale
   The fragrant murmurs of the western gale. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   There sits the shepherd on the grassy turf,
   Inhaling healthful the descending sun. James Thomson, Spring.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inhale

   Inhalation (or Inspiration) happens when air or other gases enter the lungs.

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1. inhale

   Inhale refers to the act of drawing air, smoke, or other substances into the lungs by contraction of the diaphragm and other muscles involved in the process of breathing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Inhaleverb

   to breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale

2. Etymology: [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale.]

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1. Inhale

   "Inhale" is a song by American alternative metal band Stone Sour, featured on their 2002 debut album Stone Sour. Released as the third single by the band in July 2003, the song charted at number 18 on the American Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, while reaching number 63 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 2004 ceremony, losing out to Metallica's "St. Anger".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inhale

   in-hāl′, v.t. to draw in the breath, to draw into the lungs, as air.—adjs. Inhā′lant, Inhā′lent.—ns. Inhalā′tion, the drawing into the lungs, as air, or fumes; Inhal′er. [L. inhalāre, to breathe upon—in, upon, halāre, to breathe.]

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1. inhale

   A natural process within the body of an animal or human to cause air to move in through the nose to the lungs.

   When we inhale air moves through our nose to our lungs.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 2, 2020  

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1. • Smoke

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Anagrams for inhale »

1. haline

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inhale in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inhale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of inhale in a Sentence

1. Harvey Fineberg:

   If you generate an aerosol of the virus with no circulation in a room, it's conceivable that if you walk through later, you could inhale the virus, but if you're outside, the breeze will likely disperse it.

2. Amesh Adalja:

   A lot of that material from the birth or the spontaneous abortion or miscarriage of the livestock can transmit it. The main way that people get it is because they inhale material from the birthing of a livestock animal, that’s why you have to take certain precautions when you are working with a cow in the birthing process to make sure that you don’t inhale the material from the birth that may contain the Q fever bacteria.

3. Amesh Adalja:

   That’s why you have to take certain precautions when you are working with a cow in the birthing process to make sure that you don’t inhale the material from the birth that may contain the Q fever bacteria.

4. William J. Clinton:

   I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale.

5. Tarik Benmarhnia:

   Kids inhale way more air than us, and their respiratory system is still being developed, so they're way more vulnerable than adults and it could be a very dangerous situation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inhale
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inhale
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inhale
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhale
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhale
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=inhale
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inhale
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=inhale