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SECOND WIND
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("second wind" is a kind of...):
breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking
Example:
the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("second wind" is a kind of...):
energy; get-up-and-go; push (enterprising or ambitious drive)
