cough
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From a Germanic imitative base *kox- (unattested in Old English, but probably present as *cohhian; compare cohhetan (“shout”)). Cognate with Dutch kuchen (“cough”), German keuchen (“pant”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /kɒf/, SAMPA: /kQf/
- (US) enPR: kôf, IPA: /kɑf/, /kɔf/, SAMPA: /kOf/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒf
[edit] Verb
cough (third-person singular simple present coughs, present participle coughing, simple past and past participle coughed)
- To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.
- I breathed in a load of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI:
- I drew a deep breath, and a moment later wished I hadn't, because I drew it while drinking the remains of my gin and tonic. “Does Kipper know of this?“ I said, when I had finished coughing.
- To make a noise like a cough
- The engine coughed and sputtered.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
push air from the lungs
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make a noise like a cough
[edit] Noun
cough (plural coughs)
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- A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
- Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.
- A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.
- Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough.
[edit] Hyponyms
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
expulsion of air from the lungs
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condition that causes one to cough
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