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11cough — 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… …
12cough — [[t]kɒ̱f, AM kɔ͟ːf[/t]] ♦♦♦ coughs, coughing, coughed 1) VERB When you cough, you force air out of your throat with a sudden, harsh noise. You often cough when you are ill, or when you are nervous or want to attract someone s attention. Graham… …
13cough — 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 …
14cough */ — I UK [kɒf] / US [kɑf] verb Word forms cough : present tense I/you/we/they cough he/she/it coughs present participle coughing past tense coughed past participle coughed 1) a) [intransitive] to force air up through your throat with a sudden noise,… …
15cough 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 …
16cough — 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.… …
17cough — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, polite (esp. BrE), slight ▪ The butler gave a little cough to announce his presence. ▪ violent ▪ bad …
18cough — 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… …
19cough — I n. 1) to develop a cough 2) to suppress a cough 3) a bad, heavy; croupy; dry; hacking, persistent; smoker s cough II v. to cough loudly * * * [kɒf] croupy dry hacking heavy persistent …
20cough — /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 …
