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breeze

1

[ breez ]

noun

  1. a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.
  2. a wind of 4–31 miles per hour (2–14 meters per second).
  3. Informal. an easy task; something done or carried on without difficulty:

    Finding people to join in the adventure was a breeze.

  4. Chiefly British Informal. a disturbance or quarrel.


verb (used without object)

breezed, breezing.
  1. (of the wind) to blow a breeze (usually used impersonally with it as subject):

    It breezed from the west all day.

  2. to move in a self-confident or jaunty manner:

    She breezed up to the police officer and asked for directions.

  3. Informal. to proceed quickly and easily; move rapidly without intense effort (often followed by along, into, or through ):

    He breezed through the task.

    The car breezed along the highway.

verb (used with object)

breezed, breezing.
  1. to cause to move in an easy or effortless manner, especially at less than full speed:

    The boy breezed the horse around the track.

verb phrase

  1. Informal.
    1. to win effortlessly:

      He breezed in with an election plurality of 200,000.

    2. Also breeze intoout. to move or act with a casual or careless attitude:

      He breezed out without paying attention to anyone.

  2. Atlantic States. to become windy.

breeze

2

[ breez ]

noun

  1. cinders, ash, or dust from coal, coke, or charcoal.
  2. concrete, brick, or cinder block in which such materials form a component.

breeze

1

/ ²ú°ù¾±Ë³ú /

noun

  1. a gentle or light wind
  2. meteorol a wind of force two to six inclusive on the Beaufort scale
  3. informal.
    an easy task or state of ease

    being happy here is a breeze

  4. informal.
    a disturbance, esp a lively quarrel
  5. shoot the breeze informal.
    to chat
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verb

  1. to move quickly or casually

    he breezed into the room

  2. (of wind) to blow

    the south wind breezed over the fields

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

breeze

2

/ ²ú°ù¾±Ë³ú /

noun

  1. an archaic or dialect name for the gadfly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

breeze

3

/ ²ú°ù¾±Ë³ú /

noun

  1. ashes of coal, coke, or charcoal used to make breeze blocks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú°ù±ð±ð³ú±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²ú°ù±ð±ð³ú±ðl¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of breeze1

First recorded in 1555–65; earlier brize, brise “north or northeast windâ€; compare Dutch bries, East Frisian ²ú°ùî²õ±ð, French brize, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan brisa, Italian brezza; further origin uncertain

Origin of breeze2

First recorded in 1720–30; variant of dialect brays, from French braise “live coals, cindersâ€; braze 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of breeze1

C16: probably from Old Spanish briza northeast wind

Origin of breeze2

Old English briosa , of unknown origin

Origin of breeze3

C18: from French braise live coals; see braise
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. shoot / bat the breeze, Slang. to converse aimlessly; chat:

    We sat around most of the afternoon, just shooting the breeze.

More idioms and phrases containing breeze

In addition to the idiom beginning with breeze , also see hands down (in a breeze) ; shoot the breeze .
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Synonym Study

See wind 1.
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Example Sentences

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However cool breezes will develop, suppressing temperatures for some - especially around the coasts.

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“The irony is this notion that the dust is going to be mitigated and it won’t travel and disperse,†Gund, 52, said as a westerly breeze picked up.

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The salty breeze from the beach stirs the surrounding forest, underscoring how seamlessly nature is woven into every aspect of life here.

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And, of course, there are thousands of acres of green and golden hills, their grasslands softly rolling in the coastal breeze.

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Throw in the fierce gusting winds of Saturday, Sunday's four-hour storm delay and the cold breeze of the extra morning, which blew from a completely different direction, and it is the toughest of propositions.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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