- cough syrup
- cough syrup n any of various sweet usu. medicated liquids used to relieve coughing
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cough syrup — cough ,syrup noun count or uncount AMERICAN a liquid medicine that you take to help cure a cough … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cough syrup — noun : any sweet usually medicated liquid used as a remedy for cough * * * noun [noncount] : a usually sweet liquid that contains medicine used to stop coughing called also cough medicine (Brit) cough mixture * * * ˈcough mixture f22 [cough… … Useful english dictionary
cough syrup — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms cough syrup : singular cough syrup plural cough syrups cough mixture … English dictionary
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cough syrup — cough′ syr up n. pha a medicated, syruplike fluid, usu. flavored and nonnarcotic or mildly narcotic, for relieving coughs or soothing irritated throats. Also called cough′ med icine • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
cough syrup — a medicated, syruplike fluid, usually flavored and nonnarcotic or mildly narcotic, for relieving coughs or soothing irritated throats. Also called cough medicine. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
cough syrup — noun Date: 1836 any of various sweet usually medicated liquids used to relieve coughing … New Collegiate Dictionary
cough syrup — noun a liquid used to ease a sore throat and possibly suppress excess coughing … Wiktionary
cough syrup — liquid medication used to alleviate coughing … English contemporary dictionary
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