n. The act of aspirating or breathing; a breath.n. An aspirated sound; a phonetic breathing.n. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual.n. Aid; inspiration; countenance.n. The act of removing a fluid, as pus or serum, from some cavity of the body, by means of a hollow needle or trocar connected with a suction-syringe.n. Suction; the act or process of drawing air through (by some method of exhaustion), as opposed to the act or process of forcing it through—that is, to a blast.n. Synonyms Longing, yearning.n. The staccato mark (which see, under staccato).n. The drawing forward, in flight, against the direction of motion of a wind-current. See the extract.