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1. (v.i.) cough
to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily.
2. cough
(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.
3. cough
to make a similar sound, as a machine gun firing in spurts.
4. (v.t.) cough
to expel by coughing (usu. fol. by up or out).
5. cough
Informal.
6. cough
to produce or relinquish, esp. reluctantly; hand over.
7. (n.) cough
the act or sound of coughing.
8. cough
an illness characterized by frequent coughing.
9. cough
a sound similar to a cough, as of an engine firing improperly.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME
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| Definition of 'Cough' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) 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
2. (verb) cough
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
"The smoker coughs all day"
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1. (verb) cough
to make a short sudden noise by forcing air from your throat
a bad cold that made him cough
2. cough
to force sth out of your throat or lungs
He was coughing up blood.
3. (noun) cough
an illness which causes you to cough
to have a bad cough
4. cough
the act or noise of coughing
She gave a loud cough.
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| Definition of 'Cough' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Cough
to expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner
2. (verb) Cough
to expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm
3. (verb) Cough
to bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse
4. (verb) Cough
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
5. (verb) Cough
the more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease
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| Definition of 'Cough' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Cough
A sudden, audible expulsion of air from the lungs through a partially closed glottis, preceded by inhalation. It is a protective response that serves to clear the trachea, bronchi, and/or lungs of irritants and secretions, or to prevent aspiration of foreign materials into the lungs.
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Sense: to make a harsh sound when bringing air or harmful matter from the lungs or throat
He's coughing badly because he has a cold.
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 Afrikaans: hoes |
 Arabic: يَسْعُل |
 Bulgarian: кашлям |
 Brazilian: tossir |
 Czech: kašlat |
 German: husten |
 Danish: hoste |
 Greek: βήχω |
 Spanish: toser |
 Estonian: köhima |
 Farsi: سرفه کردن |
 Finnish: yskiä |
 French: tousser |
 Hebrew: לְהִשתָעֵל |
 Hindi: खासना, खखारना |
 Croatian: kašalj |
 Hungarian: köhög |
 Indonesian: batuk |
 Icelandic: hósta |
 Italian: tossire |
 Japanese: せきをする |
 Korean: 기침하다 |
 Lithuanian: kosėti |
 Latvian: klepot |
 Malay: batuk |
 Dutch: hoesten |
 Norwegian: hoste, harke, kremte |
 Polish: kaszleć |
 Persian: سرفه کردن |
 Pashto: توخیدل |
 Portuguese: tossir |
 Romanian: a tuşi |
 Russian: кашлять |
 Slovak: kašľať |
 Slovenian: kašljati |
 Serbian: kašljati |
 Swedish: hosta |
 Thai: ไอ |
 Turkish: öksürmek |
 Taiwanese: 咳嗽 |
 Ukrainian: кашляти |
 Urdu: كهانسنا، كهنكارنا |
 Vietnamese: ho |
 Chinese: 咳嗽 |
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