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.
Poker Dictionary. Check-Raise. To stay in the pot without making an additional bet and then increase the size of the wager on one's next action; to check on one's first action in the round with the expectation that another player will bet or raise, and then to raise or re-raise that opponent's wager.