[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gasp \gasp\ g.asp, v. i. imp.  p. p. gasped g.aspt;
   p. pr.  vb. n. gasping. oe. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn,
   gasp, icel. geispa to yawn; akin to sw. gaumspa, dan. gispe
   to gasp.
   1. to open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in
      laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire
      convulsively; to pant violently.
      1913 webster

            she gasps and struggles hard for life. --lloyd.
      1913 webster

   2. to pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
      1913 webster

            quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster
see also:
gasped gasping 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gasp \gasp\, v. t.
   to emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.
   1913 webster

         and with short sobs he gasps away his breath. --dryden.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gasp \gasp\, n.
   the act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the
   breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the
   breath.
   1913 webster

   at the last gasp, at the point of death. --addison.
      1913 webster
see also:
at the last gasp 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gasp
     n : a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she
         gave a gasp and fainted" syn: pant
     v : breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "the runners
         reached the finish line, panting heavily" syn: pant, puff,
          heave
see also:
pant puff heave 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

166 moby thesaurus words for "gasp":
   aqua-lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze,
   bake, bark, bawl, be in heat, bellow, blare, blat, blaze, bloom,
   blow, blubber, boil, boom, bray, break down, breath, breath of air,
   breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, breathing, broil,
   broken wind, burn, burn out, buzz, cackle, chant, chirp, choke,
   collapse, combust, coo, cook, cough, crack up, crow, drawl, droop,
   drop, exclaim, exhalation, exhale, exhaust, expel, expiration,
   expire, exsufflation, faint, fatigue, flag, flame, flame up, flare,
   flare up, flicker, flush, flute, fry, get tired, give out, glow,
   grow weary, growl, grunt, gulp, hack, heave, hiccup, hiss, huff,
   incandesce, inhalation, inhalator, inhale, inspiration, inspire,
   insufflation, iron lung, jade, keen, lilt,
   mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mumble, murmur, mutter, oxygen mask,
   oxygen tent, pant, parch, peter out, pipe, play out, poop out,
   puff, puff and blow, radiate heat, respiration, respire, roar,
   roast, rumble, run down, run out, scald, scorch, scream, screech,
   scuba, seethe, shimmer with heat, shriek, sibilate, sigh, simmer,
   sing, sink, smolder, smother, snap, snarl, sneeze, sniff, sniffle,
   snore, snoring, snort, snuff, snuffle, sob, spark, squall, squawk,
   squeal, steam, sternutation, stertor, stew, stifle, succumb,
   suffocate, suspiration, sweat, swelter, thunder, tire, toast,
   trumpet, twang, wail, warble, weary, wheeze, whine, whisper, wilt,
   wind, yap, yawp, yell, yelp

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

gasp
     
        1. graph algorithm and software package.
     
        2.  general activities simulation program.
     
        3.  general aerodynamic simulation program.
     
        2003-09-27
     
     
see also:
graph algorithm and software package general activities simulation program general aerodynamic simulation program 

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