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breeze
1[ breez ]
noun
- a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.
- a wind of 4–31 miles per hour (2–14 meters per second).
- Informal. an easy task; something done or carried on without difficulty:
Finding people to join in the adventure was a breeze.
- Chiefly British Informal. a disturbance or quarrel.
verb (used without object)
- (of the wind) to blow a breeze (usually used impersonally with it as subject):
It breezed from the west all day.
- to move in a self-confident or jaunty manner:
She breezed up to the police officer and asked for directions.
- 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)
- 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
- Informal.
- to win effortlessly:
He breezed in with an election plurality of 200,000.
- Also breeze intoout. to move or act with a casual or careless attitude:
He breezed out without paying attention to anyone.
- Atlantic States. to become windy.
breeze
2[ breez ]
noun
- cinders, ash, or dust from coal, coke, or charcoal.
- concrete, brick, or cinder block in which such materials form a component.
breeze
1/ ː /
noun
- a gentle or light wind
- meteorol a wind of force two to six inclusive on the Beaufort scale
- informal.an easy task or state of ease
being happy here is a breeze
- informal.a disturbance, esp a lively quarrel
- shoot the breeze informal.to chat
verb
- to move quickly or casually
he breezed into the room
- (of wind) to blow
the south wind breezed over the fields
breeze
2/ ː /
noun
- an archaic or dialect name for the gadfly
breeze
3/ ː /
noun
- ashes of coal, coke, or charcoal used to make breeze blocks
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
- l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of breeze1
Word History and Origins
Origin of breeze1
Origin of breeze2
Origin of breeze3
Idioms and Phrases
- 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 .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
John Mitchell's side have breezed past the competition so far but he has challenged his side to produce the "complete performance" to secure a seventh successive title.
You feel a nice breeze and think it will make the day even nicer, and half the time it does.
But in the hand, it immediately began to disintegrate and blow away in the light breeze.
Zhao, 28, is competing as an amateur at the World Championship but breezed through qualifying and is among the favourites to lift the trophy on 5 May.
Families out in busy shops and cafes, a salty breeze from the Humber cutting through the heat rising from the cobblestones.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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