cough
31cough — 1. verb he coughed loudly Syn: hack, hawk, bark, clear one s throat, hem 2. noun a loud cough cough up Syn: hack, bark …
32cough — chin·cough; cough; …
33cough up — transitive verb Date: 1890 1. hand over, deliver < cough up the money > 2. to lose possession of (a ball or puck) during a game < the quarterback coughed up the ball > …
34cough — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *cohhian; akin to Middle High German kūchen to breathe heavily Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to expel air from the lungs suddenly with an explosive noise 2. to make a noise like that… …
35cough up — verb a) to expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing He was coughing up blood. b) to pay money, to disburse. Do you think hell be able to cough up the three grand by Tuesday? …
36Cough — This unusual surname has two possible origin, the first being that it is of Cornish origin and a nickname surname for a red haired person or one with a particularly ruddy complexion, derived from the Cornish cough , the Welsh coch meaning red.… …
37cough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hack, racking cough. See disease. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hem, hack, tussis, frog in one s throat*; see cold 3 , disease . v. Syn. choke, hack, convulse, bark*; see choke 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
38cough — [14] Although it is largely disguised by the modern English pronunciation, cough is of onomatopoeic origin. It came from a prehistoric Germanic base *kokh (the kh pronounced not unlike the ch of loch), which initiated the sound of coughing. This… …
39cough up — v To give up, stop holding back. I know you have my glove; now, come on, cough it up. 1890s …
40cough up — pay your share, pay a debt, pay up Come on, Tony. Cough up. You haven t paid anything …
