ALL meanings of last-gasp
last-gasp
L l - noun last-gasp a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise. 1
- noun last-gasp a convulsive effort to breathe. 1
- noun last-gasp a short, convulsive utterance: the words came out in gasps. 1
- verb without object last-gasp to catch one's breath. 1
- verb without object last-gasp to struggle for breath with the mouth open; breathe convulsively. 1
- verb without object last-gasp to long with breathless eagerness; desire; crave (usually followed by for or after). 1
- verb with object last-gasp to utter with gasps (often followed by out, forth, away, etc.): She gasped out the words. 1
- verb with object last-gasp to breathe or emit with gasps (often followed by away). 1
- idioms last-gasp last gasp, the point of death; dying: At his last gasp he confessed to the murder. 1
- adjective last-gasp (Colloquial) Happening at the very end of an event. 0