cough

cough  (kôf, kf)

v. coughed, cough·ing, coughs

v.intr.

1. To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material.

2. To make a noise similar to noisy expulsion of air from the lungs: The engine coughed and died.

v.tr.

To expel by coughing: coughed up phlegm.

n.

1. The act of coughing.

2. An illness marked by frequent coughing.

Phrasal Verb:

cough up Slang

1. To hand over or relinquish (money or another possession), often reluctantly.

2. To confess or disclose: When he saw that the police might arrest him, he coughed up the details of what he had seen.

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[Middle English coughen, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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cough

Verb

1. to expel air abruptly and noisily from the lungs

2. (of an engine or other machine) to make a sound similar to this

Noun

1. an act or sound of coughing

2. an illness which causes frequent coughing [Old English cohhetten]

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cough  (kôf, kf)

The act of expelling air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cough - a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis coughing respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Verb	1.	cough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day" whoop, hack - cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth clear the throat, hawk - clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth cough up, pony up, spit up - give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"

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cough

verb 1. clear your throat, bark, hawk, hack, hem

noun 2. frog or tickle in your throat, bark, hack cough up (Informal) fork out, deliver, hand over, surrender, come across (informal) shell out (informal) ante up (informal), chiefly U.S.

Translations

cough [kɔf] vi → toser

n → tos f

cough up vt → escupir

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cough [kɔf] vi → tousser

n → toux f;

I've got a cough → j'ai la toux

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cough [kɔf] vi → husten;

(engine) → stottern

n → Husten m

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cough [kɔf] vi → tossire

n → tosse f