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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024breeze /briz/USA pronunciation n., v., breezed, breez•ing. n. [countable] - Meteorologya wind or current of air, esp. a light one:A gentle breeze blew through the curtains.
- Informal Terms an easy task:[usually singular]That quiz was a breeze.
v. - to move in a carefree and confident manner:[~ + into/in + object]He breezed into the classroom and sat down.
- Informal Terms breeze through, [~ + through + object] to complete (work, etc.) quickly and easily:We breezed through the test and were out of there an hour early.
Idioms- Slang Terms, Idioms shoot or bat the breeze, Slang. to talk aimlessly;
chat:two old men sitting on the porch and shooting the breeze.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024breeze1 (brēz),USA pronunciation n., v., breezed, breez•ing. n. - Meteorologya wind or current of air, esp. a light or moderate one.
- Meteorologya wind of 4–31 mph (2–14 m/sec).
- Informal Termsan easy task;
something done or carried on without difficulty:Finding people to join in the adventure was a breeze. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Informal.]a disturbance or quarrel.
- shoot or bat the breeze, [Slang.]
- to converse aimlessly;
chat. - to talk nonsense or exaggerate the truth:He likes to shoot the breeze, so don't take everything he says seriously.
v.i. - (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 Termsto proceed quickly and easily;
move rapidly without intense effort (often fol. by along, into, or through):He breezed through the task. The car breezed along the highway.
v.t. - to cause to move in an easy or effortless manner, esp. at less than full speed:The boy breezed the horse around the track.
- breeze in, [Slang.]
- to win effortlessly:He breezed in with an election plurality of 200,000.
- Also, breeze into or out. to move or act with a casual or careless attitude:He breezed out without paying attention to anyone.
- breeze up, Atlantic States. to become windy.
- 1555–65; earlier brize, brise north or northeast wind; compare Dutch bries, East Frisian brîse, French brize, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan brisa, Italian brezza; origin, originally and path of transmission disputed
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See wind1.
breeze2 (brēz),USA pronunciation n. - Energycinders, ash, or dust from coal, coke, or charcoal.
- Energyconcrete, brick, or cinder block in which such materials form a component.
- French braise live coals, cinders; see braze2
- variant of dialect, dialectal brays 1720–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: breeze /briːz/ n - a gentle or light wind
- a wind of force two to six inclusive on the Beaufort scale
- informal an easy task or state of ease
- informal chiefly Brit a disturbance, esp a lively quarrel
vb (intransitive)- to move quickly or casually: he breezed into the room
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Old Spanish briza northeast wind breeze /briːz/ n - ashes of coal, coke, or charcoal used to make breeze blocks
Etymology: 18th Century: from French braise live coals; see braise |