(p. 484) dama3 respiration, breathing, breath (দম আটকানো); a spell of catching the breath (দম ফুরানো); the breath of life, life breath (দম বেরোনো); a forceful puff (গাঁজায় দম); a spell or act of winding a machine (ঘড়িতে দম); (chiefly dial.) a winding key (ঘড়ির দমটা বদলাতে হবে a bluff, a fib, a hoax, a bam (দমে ভোলা); mild heat (দমে বসানো মাংস); a variety of highly seasoned thick curry (আলুর দম). দম আটকানো v. to catch the breath; to have difficulty in breathing; to cause difficulty in breathing; to be suffocated or choked; to suffocate or choke. দম ছাড়া v. to recover freedom of breathing, to take breath. দম ছাড়ার অবকাশ breathing-space, breathingtime, a breather. দম দেওয়া v. to wind (as a watch); to hoax, to bamboozle; to have a hard spell of smoking (গাঁজায় দম দেওয়া). দম ফাটা v. to choke; (fig.) to feel extremely oppressed at heart when forced not to speak out or express something. ̃ফাটা a. choking, suffocating, that which causes choking or suffocation (দমফাটা হাসি). দম ফুরানো v. to be out of breath, to be breathless; to die; (of clocks etc.) to require fresh winding. দম বন্ধ করা v. to catch one's breath. দম বন্ধ করানো v. to cause to catch one's breath; to suffocate, to choke. দম বন্ধ হওয়া v. to be suffocated or choked. দম বার করা v. to put out of breath, to take one's breath; to make one breathe one's last. দম বার হওয়া v. to be out of breath; to breathe one's last. দম রাখা v. to hold one's breath. দম নেওয়া v. to take breath, to have a respite. দম লাগানো same as দম দেওয়া । একদম adv. at all. একদমে adv. at one breath; quickly at a stretch. পুরোদমে adv. in full swing; in full speed; in a downright manner; thoroughly. বেদম a. that which puts one out of breath; excessive (বেদম প্রহার). 13)
