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cough

  [kawf, kof]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily.
2. (of an internal-combustion engine) to make a similar noise as a result of the failure of one or more cylinders to fire in sequence.
3. to make a similar sound, as a machine gun firing in spurts.
–verb (used with object)
4. to expel by coughing (usually fol. by up or out): to cough up phlegm.
–noun
5. the act or sound of coughing.
6. an illness characterized by frequent coughing.
7. a sound similar to a cough, a machine gun, or an engine firing improperly.
—Verb phrase
8. cough up, Slang.
a. to relinquish, esp. reluctantly; contribute; give.
b. to blurt out; state, as by way of making a confession: After several hours of vigorous questioning by the police, he finally coughed up the information.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME coghen, appar. < OE *cohhian (cf. its deriv. cohhettan to cough); akin to D kuchen to cough, G keuchen to wheeze

Related forms:
cougher, noun
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Word Origin & History

cough 
c.1325, coughen, probably in O.E., but not recorded, from P.Gmc. *kokh- (with the rough "kh" of Mod. German, or of Scottish loch). Onomatopoeic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2cough
Function: noun
1 : an ailment manifesting itself by frequent coughing cough>
2 : anexplosive expulsion of air from the lungs acting as a protective mechanism to clear the air passages or as a symptom of pulmonary disturbance
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cough (kôf)
v. coughed, cough·ing, coughs
To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material. n.

  1. The act of coughing.

  2. An illness marked by frequent coughing.

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cough   (kôf, kŏf)  Pronunciation Key 
The act of expelling air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material.
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