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Meaning of 'breeze' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Breeze [ n.]
- Alt. of Breeze fly
- A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind.
- An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze.
- Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.
- Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used in the burning of bricks.
2 . Breeze [ v. i.]
- To blow gently.

Meaning of 'breeze' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . breeze [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
Example in sentence:
  • as he waited he could feel the air on his neck;
  • the breeze was cooled by the lake
Meaning (2):
- any undertaking that is easy to do
Example in sentence:
  • marketing this product will be no picnic
3 . breeze [ v]
Meaning (3):
- blow gently and lightly
Example in sentence:
  • It breezes most evenings at the shore

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