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brea st-feed (breast-feeds , breast-feeding , breast-fed ) also breastfeed , breast feed VERB When a woman breast-feeds her baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts, rather than from a bottle. □ [V n] Not all women have the choice whether or not to breast feed their babies. □ [V -ed] Leading scientists claim breast-fed babies are intellectually brighter. [Also V ] ●  breast-feeding N‑UNCOUNT □  There are many advantages to breast feeding.

brea st milk also breast-milk N‑UNCOUNT Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast-feed their babies.

breast|plate /bre stple I t/ (breastplates ) N‑COUNT A breastplate is a piece of armour that covers and protects the chest.

brea st po ck|et (breast pockets ) N‑COUNT [with poss] The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest. □  I kept the list in my breast pocket.

breast|stroke /bre stroʊk/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N ] Breaststroke is a swimming stroke which you do on your front, moving your arms and legs horizontally in a circular motion.

breath ◆◇◇ /bre θ/ (breaths )

1 N‑VAR [oft poss N ] Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath , their breath smells unpleasant. □  I could smell the whisky on his breath. □  Smoking causes bad breath.

2 N‑VAR When you take a breath , you breathe in once. □  He took a deep breath, and began to climb the stairs. □  Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door. □  He spoke for one and a half hours and barely paused for breath.

3 PHRASE If you go outside for a breath of fresh air or for a breath of air , you go outside because it is unpleasantly warm indoors.

4 PHRASE If you describe something new or different as a breath of fresh air , you mean that it makes a situation or subject more interesting or exciting. [APPROVAL ] □  Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.

5 PHRASE When you get your breath back after doing something energetic, you start breathing normally again. [BRIT ] □  I reached out a hand to steady myself against the house while I got my breath back.

6 PHRASE When you catch your breath while you are doing something energetic, you stop for a short time so that you can start breathing normally again. □  He had stopped to catch his breath and make sure of his directions.

7 PHRASE If something makes you catch your breath , it makes you take a short breath of air, usually because it shocks you. □  Kenny caught his breath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle.

8 PHRASE If you hold your breath , you make yourself stop breathing for a few moments, for example because you are under water. □  I held my breath and sank under the water.

9 PHRASE If you say that someone is holding their breath , you mean that they are waiting anxiously or excitedly for something to happen. [WRITTEN ] □ [+ for ] The whole world holds its breath for this speech.

10 PHRASE If you are out of breath , you are breathing very quickly and with difficulty because you have been doing something energetic. □  There she was, slightly out of breath from running.

11 PHRASE You can use in the same breath or in the next breath to indicate that someone says two very different or contradictory things, especially when you are criticizing them. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He hailed this week's arms agreement but in the same breath expressed suspicion about the motivations of the United States.