cough

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cough (enc)

Noun	1.	cough - 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 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
	2.	cough - the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise coughing breathing out, exhalation, expiration - the act of expelling air from the lungs
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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