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English to English noun
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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 |  | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion | | Example: The smoker coughs all day
source: wordnet30
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To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner. | | source: webster1913
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To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm. | | source: webster1913
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