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| out of breath |
| 1. prep. Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity. |
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| We were all out of breath when we got to the summit. |
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| out |
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| See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on. |
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| 1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre. |
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| The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat. |
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| 2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place. |
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| Let's eat out tonight |
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| of |
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| 1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. |
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| 2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". |
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| 3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). |
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| 4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). |
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| There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. |
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| breath |
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| 1. n. The act or process of breathing. |
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| I could hear the breath of the runner behind me. |
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| The child's breath came quickly and unevenly. |
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| 2. n. A single act of breathing in or out. |
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| I took a deep breath and started the test. |
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