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English verb: cough out

1. cough out (body) discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth


Synonymscough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release


Narrower (hyponym)cough, ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spit out, splutter, spue, sputter









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