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List of meaning for cough

to sharply dispel air from the lungs, usually when something is lodged in the throat or irritating it

cough, coughing(verb)

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

cough(verb)

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

"The smoker coughs all day"

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

finally got my brother to cough up the dough he owed me

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