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second wind

DEFINITIONS OF: second wind

1

n the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion

Type 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

n renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking

“She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting”
“the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind”
Type of:
energy, get-up-and-go, push
enterprising or ambitious drive
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