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cough
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb
1 [V] to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold:
I couldn't stop coughing. * to cough nervously / politely / discreetly
2 [VN] ~ sth (up) to force sth out of your throat or lungs by coughing:
Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.
3 [V] (of an engine) to make a sudden harsh noise:
The old engine coughed and spluttered into life.
PHRASALVERBS
cough up
