English Explanatory Dictionary

last gasp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The final gasp or breath a person takes before death.
  2. The point of death, or the last period of one's life.
  3. The point at which something disappears or is destroyed; a last-gasp moment, attempt, etc.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-last gasp.wav

Word forms

last gasp last gasps

Derived words

last-gasp
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