Definition of breath for Students. 1  1 : ability to breathe : ease of breathing I lost my breath for a moment. 2  2 : air taken in or sent out by the lungs Hold your breath. 3  3 : a slight breeze a breath of wind.
Definition of 'raise the stakes'. raise the stakes. a. to increase the amount of money or valuables hazarded in a gambling game. b. to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion. the Libyan allegations raised the stakes in the propaganda war between Libya and the United States. stake.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. 2  bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure(verb) ask for or request earnestly.