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1. Cough
   Cough is British slang for to confess to a crime, to reluctantly give up information.
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2. Cough
   Cough is British slang for to confess to a crime, to reluctantly give up information.
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3. cough
   [n] - sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages 2. [n] - the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise 3. [v] - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
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4. Cough
   Cough: A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. Also called tussis.
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5. Cough
   Cough intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Coughed (k?ft); present participle & verbal noun Coughing .] [ Confer Dutch kuchen , Middle High German k...chen to brea...
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6. Cough
   Cough transitive verb 1. To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up ; as, to cough up phlegm. 2. To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse. To cough d...
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7. Cough
   Cough noun [ Cg. D. kuch . See Cough , intransitive verb ] 1. 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 gast...
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8. cough
   <clinical sign> A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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9. cough
   coughing noun the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise
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10. cough
    coughing noun sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
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11. cough
    verb exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; `The smoker coughs all day`
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12. cough
    (kawf) a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs; called also tussis. to produce such an expulsion of air.
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13. Cough
    • (v. t.) To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse. • (v. t.) To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm. • (v. i.) The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease. ...
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14. cough
    an expulsive reflex initiated when the respiratory tract is irritated by infection, noxious fumes, dust, or other types of foreign bodies. The ... [7 related articles]
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15. cough
    cough, sudden, forceful expiration of air from the lungs caused by an involuntary contraction of the muscles controlling the process of breathing. The cough is a response to some irritating condition such as inflammation or the presence of mucus (sputum) in the respiratory tract, as in infectious di...
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16. Cough
    A cough is a sudden and forcible expiration immediately preceded by closure of the glottis or narrowed portion of the box of the windpipe. The force for the action is obtained by a deep breath, then follows the closure of the glottis, succeeded by the expiratory effort forcing open the glottis. The ...
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17. cough
    Type: Term Pronunciation: cawf Definitions: 1. A sudden explosive forcing of air through the glottis, occurring immediately on opening the previously closed glottis, excited by mechanical or chemical irritation of the trachea or bronchi or by pressure from adjacent structures. 2. To force air throug...
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18. Cough
    A `cough` ( Latin: `tussis`) is a sudden and often repetitively occurring reflex which helps to clear the large breathing passages from secretions, irritants, foreign particles and microbes. The cough reflex consists of three phases: an inhalation, a forced exhalation against a closed glottis, and a...
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