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verb
To remove by coughing, especially figuratively, to say through coughs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To give (money) to someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: expectorate, cough up, spit up, spit out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
Narrower terms: cough, spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue, splutter, sputter, spit out
History
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