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 BritishInformal. a disturbance or quarrel.
verb (used without object),breezed,breez·ing.
(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),breezed,breez·ing.
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 Phrases
breeze in,Informal.
to win effortlessly: He breezed in with an election plurality of 200,000.
Also breeze into / 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.
Idioms for breeze
shoot / bat the breeze, Slang. to converse aimlessly; chat: We sat around most of the afternoon, just shooting the breeze.
Origin of breeze
1
First recorded in 1555–65; earlier brize, brise “north or northeast wind”; compare Dutch bries, East Frisian brîse, French brize, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan brisa, Italian brezza; further origin uncertain
synonym study for breeze
1. See wind1.
OTHER WORDS FROM breeze
breezeless,adjectivebreezelike,adjective
Words nearby breeze
breed of cat, Breed's Hill, breeks, breen, breenge, breeze, breeze block, breeze in, breezeway, breezy, Bregenz
Definition for breeze (2 of 2)
breeze2
[ breez ]
/ briz /
noun
cinders, ash, or dust from coal, coke, or charcoal.
concrete, brick, or cinder block in which such materials form a component.
Origin of breeze
2
1720–30; variant of dial. brays<French braise live coals, cinders; see braze2
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I’m a big guy, pushing 250 pounds, and was able to comfortably cast around the clock despite a swirling 2-knot current and occasional breeze that would have grabbed the bow and spun the kayak around if the motor hadn’t been holding on a heading.
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A small elastic strap keeps it in place and is a breeze to slide off and on with one hand.
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In the sun and fresh breeze, we give each other air hugs from six-ish feet away.
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However, outdoor breezes may quickly blow those clouds away.
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There is a breeze, and that is the only thing that differentiates it from a sauna.
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Every move in Damascus has wide repercussions in Beirut or, as a local say, “a breeze in Syria becomes a storm in Lebanon.”
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A morning-glory vine hanging from a guy wire stirs, like a heavy curtain, in the cool morning breeze.
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He struck a match, but the breeze from the window fan blew it out.
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The ramp opened to a spring breeze and a view of snowcapped mountains.
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Against the breeze of such high indignation, any argument would be blown away.
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We were ready in excellent time; all our preparations being complete a good half-hour before the breeze came.
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The breeze which blows from England slackens nothing ere it reaches those fields where the wild flowers and the rushes bloom.
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She saw the breeze move his hair; she saw the ruddy reflection from his mantle on his pallid and almost transparent face.
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Already a breeze ruffled the surface of the water, and the swell appeared to increase rather than go down.
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British Dictionary definitions for breeze (1 of 3)
breeze1
/ (briːz) /
noun
a gentle or light wind
meteorola wind of force two to six inclusive on the Beaufort scale
informalan easy task or state of easebeing happy here is a breeze
informal, mainlyBritisha disturbance, esp a lively quarrel
shoot the breezeinformalto chat
verb(intr)
to move quickly or casuallyhe breezed into the room
(of wind) to blowthe south wind breezed over the fields
Word Origin for breeze
C16: probably from Old Spanish briza northeast wind
British Dictionary definitions for breeze (2 of 3)
breeze2
/ (briːz) /
noun
an archaic or dialect name for the gadfly
Word Origin for breeze
Old English briosa, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for breeze (3 of 3)
breeze3
/ (briːz) /
noun
ashes of coal, coke, or charcoal used to make breeze blocks