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| cough [ kawf ] |
verb (past and past participle coughed, present participle cough·ing, 3rd person present singular coughs) |
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1. intransitive verb expel air from lungs noisily: to release air through the windpipe and mouth sharply and noisily
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2. transitive verb expel something by coughing: to expel something from the lungs or windpipe by coughing
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3. intransitive verb make sharp noise: to make a noise that is similar to the sound of somebody coughing
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noun (plural coughs) |
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1. act or sound of coughing: a sudden noisy release of air through the windpipe and mouth, often expelling an obstruction
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2. illness causing coughing: an illness causing coughing because of an infection in the lungs
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| [14th century. Ultimately < Germanic, an imitation of the sound] |
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  cough·er noun |
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