Définitions
1.NounThe puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
2.NounA sound produced by such a puff of air.
3.NounA mark of aspiration (ʽ) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
4.NounA sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn via aspiration (usually through a hollow needle) from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
5.VerbTo remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
6.VerbTo inhale something other than air into one's lungs.
7.VerbTo suffocate, having inhaled something other than air."The autopsy found that the casualty had aspirated in her sleep."
8.VerbTo produce an audible puff of breath, especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
9.AdjectiveSynonym of aspirated.