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Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable|uncountable Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
  • countable|uncountable The ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath.
  • uncountable|colloquial Flatus.
  • and|Japan One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).

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Verb:

  • ergative To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.
  • reflexive To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.
  • transitive To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
  • transitive To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.
  • transitive To tighten the spring of the clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
  • transitive To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

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