cough
21cough up — phrasal verb Word forms cough up : present tense I/you/we/they cough up he/she/it coughs up present participle coughing up past tense coughed up past participle coughed up 1) [transitive] same as cough I, 1), a) He was coughing up blood. 2)… …
22cough — 1. verb /kɒf,kɑf,kɔf/ a) To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion. I breathed in a load of smoke by mistake, and started to cough. b) To make a noise like a cough The engine coughed and sputtered. 2. noun /kɒf,kɑf,kɔf/ a) A …
23cough — 01. He developed a bad [cough] and a runny nose after watching the football game in the pouring rain. 02. She [coughed] as she made her way through the crowd of smokers standing outside the building. 03. He was [coughing] so hard that he burst a… …
24cough — 1 verb 1 (I) to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound: coughing from smoking too many cigarettes 2 also cough up (T) to get something out of your throat or lungs by coughing: You must go to the doctor if you re coughing up blood …
25cough — [[t]kɔf, kɒf[/t]] v. i. 1) pat to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily 2) aum (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… …
26Cough — A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. Also called tussis. * * * 1. A sudden explosive forcing of air through the glottis, occurring immediately on opening the… …
27cough up — PHRASAL VERB If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to. [INFORMAL] → See also cough 3) [V P n for n] I ll have to cough up $10,000 a year for tuition... [V P] Will this be enough to… …
28cough*/ — [kɒf] verb I 1) [I] to force air up through your throat with a sudden noise, especially when you have a cold or when you want to get someone s attention My chest felt painful, and I was coughing uncontrollably.[/ex] 2) [T] to force something such …
29cough up — UK US cough (sth) up Phrasal Verb with cough({{}}/kɒf/ verb INFORMAL ► to give money, especially when you do not really want to or when a large amount is involved: »A plan for how the money should be spent was presented, in the hope of persuading …
30cough up — If you have to cough up something, such as money or information, you give it reluctantly or unwillingly. He refused to say who attacked him until his father made him cough up the names …
