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to give a cough

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  • cough — ► VERB 1) expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound. 2) (of an engine) make a sudden harsh noise. 3) (cough up) informal give (something, especially money) reluctantly. 4) Brit. informal reveal information; confess. ► NOUN 1) a …   English terms dictionary

  • cough up — give unwillingly He finally coughed up enough money to pay for the accident …   Idioms and examples

  • cough up — verb 1. give reluctantly He coughed up some money for his children s tuition • Syn: ↑pony up, ↑spit up • Hypernyms: ↑give • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

  • cough — cough1 [ kaf ] verb * 1. ) intransitive 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. a ) cough or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cough 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)… …   English dictionary

  • cough something up — PAY (UP), come up with, hand over, dish out, part with; informal fork out, shell out, lay out; Brit. informal stump up; N. Amer …   Useful english dictionary

  • cough — cough1 [kɔf US ko:f] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From an unrecorded [i]Old English cohhian] 1.) to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedly ▪ Matthew coughed and cleared his throat. ▪ I think I m getting a cold or …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cough — cougher, n. /kawf, kof/, v.i. 1. to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily. 2. (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.… …   Universalium

  • cough — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, polite (esp. BrE), slight ▪ The butler gave a little cough to announce his presence. ▪ violent ▪ bad …   Collocations dictionary

  • cough — v. & n. v.intr. 1 expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound produced by abrupt opening of the glottis, to remove an obstruction or congestion. 2 (of an engine, gun, etc.) make a similar sound. 3 sl. confess. n. 1 an act of coughing. 2 a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cough — /kɒf / (say kof) verb (i) 1. to expel the air from the lungs suddenly and with a characteristic noise. 2. Colloquial to confess. –verb (t) 3. to expel by coughing: to cough blood. –noun 4. the act or sound of coughing. 5. an illness characterised …  

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