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.
stud poker, stud-poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt. raise-increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); I'll see your raise and double it. poker face-a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player). jackpot, kitty, pot-the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker). ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot.