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Meaning of 'cough' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cough [ v. i.]
- To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.
- 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.
- The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.
2 . Cough [ v. t.]
- To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.
- To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse.

Meaning of 'cough' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cough [ v]
Meaning (1):
- exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
Example in sentence:
  • The smoker coughs all day

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