Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gasp \Gasp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Gasping}.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa
   to yawn; akin to Sw. g["a]spa, Dan. gispe to gasp.]
   1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in
      laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire
      convulsively; to pant violently.

            She gasps and struggles hard for life. --Lloyd.

   2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

            Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.
                                                  --Spenser.

Gasp \Gasp\, v. t.
   To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.

         And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. --Dryden.

Gasp \Gasp\, n.
   The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the
   breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the
   breath.

   {At the last gasp}, at the point of death. --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

gasp
     n : a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she
         gave a gasp and fainted" [syn: {pant}]

gasp
     v : breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners
         reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {pant}, {puff},
          {heave}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

GASP
     
        1. {Graph Algorithm and Software Package}.
     
        2.  {General Activities Simulation Program}.
     
        3.  {General Aerodynamic Simulation Program}.
     
        (2003-09-27)