cough

Definition of Cough in English :

Noun

1. cough, coughing

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

Verb

2. cough

exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

Example Sentences:
'The smoker coughs all day'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cough

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verb

1. (intransitive)

to expel air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal chords

2. (intransitive)

to make a sound similar to this

3. (transitive)

to utter or express with a cough or coughs

4. (intransitive) slang

to confess to a crime

noun

5.

an act, instance, or sound of coughing

6.

a condition of the lungs or throat that causes frequent coughing

Cough

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verb intransitive

1.

to expel air suddenly and noisily from the lungs through the glottis, either as the result of an involuntary muscular spasm in the throat or to clear the air passages

2.

to make a sound like this

verb transitive

3.

to expel by coughing

4.

to express or utter by coughing

noun

5.

the act or sound of coughing

6.

a condition, as of the lungs or throat, causing frequent coughing

Cough

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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.

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