cough

[cough]

A cough is a reflex in which your throat or lungs are cleared by a sudden, sharp burst of air escaping. A bad cough can make it very hard to sleep at night.

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To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

Noun
the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise

Noun
sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

Verb
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"

v. i.
To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

v. t.
To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.

v. t.
To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse.

v. i.
A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.

v. i.
The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.

Cough

Cough (k?f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coughed (k?ft); p. pr. & vb. n. Coughing.] [Cf. D. kuchen, MHG. kchen to breathe, G. keuchen to pant, and E. chincough, the first part of which is prob. akin to cough; cf. also E. choke.] To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

Cough

Cough, v. t. 1. To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm. 2. To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse. To cough down, to silence or put down (an objectionable speaker) by simulated coughing.

Cough

Cough, n. [Cg. D. kuch. See Cough, v. i. ] 1. A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc. 2. The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease. Stomach cough, Ear cough, cough due to irritation in the stomach or ear.

To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.

A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.

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Usage Examples

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags - they're gonna cough.

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