| English noun: expectoration | |||
| 1. | expectoration (process) the process of coughing up and spitting out | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
| 2. | expectoration (act) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | ||
| Synonyms | spit, spitting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection | ||