cough out

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Verb

1.

cough out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out cough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day" ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spue - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" spit out, splutter, sputter - spit up in an explosive manner eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"