cough

verb
kôf

Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

Other meanings

To cause (oneself or something) to be in a certain condition in the manner described in .
To express (words, etc.) in the manner described in .

Example sentences

“You better cough up the money, or else.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Can I take cough and cold remedies while I'm breastfeeding?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“My cough has gotten worse.”
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Word history

From Middle English "coughen".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cough” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.