GASP Meaning of GASP in English [gasp] vb [ME; akin to ON geispa to yawn] vi (14c) 1: to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock) 2: to breathe laboriously ~ vt: to utter in a gasping manner -- gasp n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012