Definition of cough

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

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Kink :: Kink (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter..
Horehound :: Horehound (n.) A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc..
Yex :: Yex (v. i.) To hiccough.
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner..
Cough :: Cough (v. t.) To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm..
Hiccoughed :: Hiccoughed (imp. & p. p.) of Hiccoug.
Coughing :: Coughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coug.
Hickup :: Hickup (n. & v. i.) See Hiccough.
Singultous :: Singultous (a.) Relating to, or affected with, hiccough..
Cough :: Cough (v. t.) To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse..
Whoop :: Whoop (n.) A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
Hiccoughing :: Hiccoughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hiccoug.
Asthma :: Asthma (n.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration..
Hack :: Hack (v. i.) To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough..
Whoop :: Whoop (v. i.) To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
Singult :: Singult (n.) A sigh or sobbing; also, a hiccough..
Hoop :: Hoop (v. i.) To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop..
Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting..
Hiccough :: Hiccough (n.) A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough..
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