SECOND WIND

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does second wind mean? 

• SECOND WIND (noun)
  The noun SECOND WIND has 2 senses:

1. renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking

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

  Familiarity information: SECOND WIND used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECOND WIND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind

Hypernyms ("second wind" is a kind of...):

energy; get-up-and-go; push (enterprising or ambitious drive)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("second wind" is a kind 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)