Cough

[kɒf] or [kɔf]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

(verb.) exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; 'The smoker coughs all day'.

Checker: Wendy--From WordNet

Definition

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

(v. t.) To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.

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

(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.

(v. i.) The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.

Checked by Curtis

Definition

n. an effort of the lungs to throw off injurious matter accompanied by a harsh sound proceeding from the throat.—v.i. to make this effort.—v.t. to expel from the throat or lungs by a cough.—ns. Cough′-drop -loz′enge a sweetmeat taken to cure coughing; Cough′er; Cough′ingCough down to drown a speaker's voice by coughing so that he must stop.

Typist: Nola

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream that you are aggravated by a constant cough indicates a state of low health; but one from which you will recuperate if care is observed in your habits. To dream of hearing others cough, indicates unpleasant surroundings from which you will ultimately emerge.

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