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adjective
Date: 1921
done or coming at the very end <a last-gasp attempt to score> • last gasp noun
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last-gasp — lastˈ gaspˈ adjective Made, etc when almost at the point of death, defeat, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑last * * * last gasp UK US adjective only before noun informal done at the last possible moment a last gasp goal Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
last-gasp — (lăstʹgăspʹ) adj. Undertaken as a final recourse; last ditch. last gasp n. * * * … Universalium
last-gasp — /ˈlast gasp/ (say lahst gahsp) adjective Colloquial coming at the very end of something; final: a last gasp attempt; a last gasp win …
last-gasp — last ,gasp adjective only before noun INFORMAL done at the last possible moment: a last gasp goal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
last-gasp — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ at the last possible moment … English terms dictionary
Last Gasp — Infobox Company company name = Last Gasp company company type = Comic publisher, distributor company slogan = foundation = 1970 founder = Ron Turner key people = location = San Francisco, California industry = Comics homepage =… … Wikipedia
last gasp — noun the point of death or exhaustion or completion the last gasp of the cold war • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑ending * * * last gasp : a final attempt or effort made at the very end This movie may be his last gasp as an actor. winter s last gasp [=the… … Useful english dictionary
last-gasp — achieved at the last possible moment. And with only a minute left, Brinkworth scored a last gasp equaliser bringing the score to 2 2. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
last gasp — 1) the end of something the last gasp of economic activity in this depressed part of the country 2) the last breath that someone takes before dying … English dictionary
last-gasp — UK / US adjective [only before noun] informal done at the last possible moment a last gasp goal … English dictionary
