Definition of cough

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Cough (v. t.) To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse..

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Hickup :: Hickup (n. & v. i.) See Hiccough.
Asthmatical :: Asthmatical (a.) Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient..
Singultus :: Singultus (n.) Hiccough.
Singultous :: Singultous (a.) Relating to, or affected with, hiccough..
Tussicular :: Tussicular (a.) Of or pertaining to a cough.
Hack :: Hack (v. i.) To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough..
Singult :: Singult (n.) A sigh or sobbing; also, a hiccough..
Consumption :: Consumption (n.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever, etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also pulmonary consumption..
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..
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) 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..
Whoop :: Whoop (v. i.) To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
Coughing :: Coughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coug.
Hoop :: Hoop (v. i.) To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop..
Cougher :: Cougher (n.) One who coughs.
Cough :: Cough (v. t.) To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse..
Bechic :: Bechic (n.) A medicine for relieving coughs.
Hem :: Hem (interj.) An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm..
Hiccough :: Hiccough (v. i.) To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.
Croup :: Croup (n.) An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria..
Parlous :: Parlous (a.) Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough..
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