aspiration

a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition.

intellectual aspirations.

Synonyms:

craving, yearning

a goal or objective that is strongly desired.

The presidency has been his aspiration since boyhood.

the act of aspirating or breathing in.

Phonetics.

1. articulation accompanied by an audible puff of breath, as in the h -sound of how, or of when (hwen), or in the release of initial stops, as in the k -sound of key.

2. the use of such a speech sound, or aspirate, in pronunciation.

Medicine/Medical.

1. the act of removing a fluid, as pus or serum, from a cavity of the body, by a hollow needle or trocar connected with a suction syringe.

2. the act of inhaling fluid or a foreign body into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting.

strong desire to achieve something, such as success

the aim of such desire

1. the act of breathing

2. a breath

phonetics

1. the pronunciation of a stop with an audible and forceful release of breath

2. the friction of the released breath

3. an aspirated consonant

removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction

med

1. the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body

2. the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction