SECOND WIND

I. (noun)

Meaning:

The return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("second wind" is a kind of...):

breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

Meaning:

Renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking

Example:

the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("second wind" is a kind of...):

energy; get-up-and-go; push (enterprising or ambitious drive)