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Definition of Cough

1. Verb. Exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion. "The smoker coughs all day"

2. Noun. A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis.

Definition of Cough

1. v. i. To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

2. v. t. To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.

3. n. A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.

Definition of Cough

1. Verb. To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion. ¹

2. Verb. To make a noise like a cough ¹

3. Noun. A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary. ¹

4. Noun. A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cough

1. to expel air from the lungs noisily [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Cough

1. A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cough

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