- to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily.
- (of an internal-combustion engine) to make a similar noise as a result of the failure of one or more cylinders to fire in sequence.
- to make a similar sound, as a machine gun firing in spurts.
- to expel by coughing (usually followed by up or out): to cough up phlegm.
- the act or sound of coughing.
- an illness characterized by frequent coughing.
- a sound similar to a cough, a machine gun, or an engine firing improperly.
- cough up, Slang.
- to relinquish, especially reluctantly; contribute; give.
- to blurt out; state, as by way of making a confession: After several hours of vigorous questioning by the police, he finally coughed up the information.
- to expel air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal chords
- to make a sound similar to this
- to utter or express with a cough or coughs
- to confess to a crime
- an act, instance, or sound of coughing
- a condition of the lungs or throat that causes frequent coughing
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