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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cough /kɔf, kɑf/USA pronunciation v. - Pathology[no object]
- to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise:The baby was coughing most of the night.
- to expel (matter) from the lungs while coughing: [~ (+ up) + object]He coughed (up) blood.[~ + object + up]to cough blood up.
- Automotive to make a noise like coughing:[no object]The plane's engine coughed and died.
- cough up, Informal. to produce reluctantly;
hand over unwillingly: [~ + up + object]Come on, cough up the money.[~ + object + up]Just cough it up.
n. [countable] - Pathologythe act or sound of coughing:let out a little cough.
- Pathologyan illness characterized by coughing:[usually singular]The baby's cough has gotten worse.
- a sound similar to a cough, as of an engine firing improperly:The gun gave out a soft cough.
cough•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cough (kôf, kof ),USA pronunciation v.i. - Pathologyto expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily.
- Automotive(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.
- to make a similar sound, as a machine gun firing in spurts.
v.t. - Pathologyto expel by coughing (usually fol. by up or out):to cough up phlegm.
- cough up, [Slang.]
- to relinquish, esp. reluctantly;
contribute;
give. - to blurt out;
state, as by way of making a confession:After several hours of vigorous questioning by the police, he finally coughed up the information.
n. - Pathologythe act or sound of coughing.
- Pathologyan illness characterized by frequent coughing.
- a sound similar to a cough, a machine gun, or an engine firing improperly.
- Old English *cohhian (compare its derivative cohhettan to cough); akin to Dutch kuchen to cough, German keuchen to wheeze
- Middle English coghen, apparently 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cough /kɒf/ vb - (intransitive) to expel air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal chords
- (intransitive) to make a sound similar to this
- (transitive) to utter or express with a cough or coughs
n - an act, instance, or sound of coughing
- a condition of the lungs or throat that causes frequent coughing
Etymology: Old English cohhetten; related to Middle Dutch kochen, Middle High German kūchen to wheeze; probably of imitative originˈcougher n |