cough

English Thesaurus

1. 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 (noun.state)

hypernym	:	symptom,
definition	:	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state)

part meronym	:	respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness,
definition	:	a disease affecting the respiratory system (noun.state)

2. exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion (verb.body)

hypernym	:	cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up,
definition	:	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth (verb.body)

hyponym	:	hack, whoop,
definition	:	cough spasmodically (verb.body)

hyponym	:	clear the throat, hawk,
definition	:	clear mucus or food from one's throat (verb.body)

3. 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 (noun.state)

derivation	:	cough,
definition	:	exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion (verb.body)

4. exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion (verb.body)

also	:	cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up,
definition	:	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth (verb.body)

also	:	cough up, pony up, spit up,
definition	:	give reluctantly (verb.possession)

derivation	:	cough, coughing,
definition	:	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 (noun.state)

5. 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 (noun.state)

derivation	:	cough,
definition	:	exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion (verb.body)

6. exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion (verb.body)

also	:	cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up,
definition	:	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth (verb.body)

also	:	cough up, pony up, spit up,
definition	:	give reluctantly (verb.possession)

derivation	:	cough, coughing,
definition	:	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 (noun.state)

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