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COUGH OUT

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouthplay

Synonyms:

cough out; cough up; expectorate; spit out; spit up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "cough out" is one way to...):

discharge; eject; exhaust; expel; release (eliminate (a substance))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cough out"):

cough (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion)

ptyalise; ptyalize; spew; spit; spue (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth)

spit out; splutter; sputter (spit up in an explosive manner)

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