whiff

nouns

a short light gust of air
puff, puff of air, whiff
a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
whiff
is a member of
a genus of Bothidae
Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys
is a type of (narrower)
flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head
lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder
a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
whiff
is a type of (narrower)
an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
strikeout

verbs

perceive by inhaling through the nose
"sniff the perfume"
sniff, whiff
drive or carry as if by a puff of air
"The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
whiff
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move by means of an air current
"The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"
blow
strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
whiff
is derived from
whiffer
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
baseball, baseball game
is a type of (narrower)
put out or be put out by a strikeout
"Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
strike out
smoke and exhale strongly
"puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
puff, whiff
utter with a puff of air
"whiff out a prayer"
whiff
is a type of (narrower)
express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize