Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - cough
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Cough
cough
I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *cohhian; akin to Middle High German kuchen to breathe heavily Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to expel air from the lungs suddenly with an explosive noise 2. to make a noise like that of ~ing transitive verb to expel by ~ing — often used with up ~ up mucus II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a condition marked by repeated or frequent ~ing 2. an act or sound of ~ing
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v. & n. --v.intr. 1 expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound produced by abrupt opening of the glottis, to remove an obstruction or congestion. 2 (of an engine, gun, etc.) make a similar sound. 3 sl. confess. --n. 1 an act of coughing. 2 a condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing. 3 a tendency to cough. Phrases and idioms cough drop (or sweet) a medicated lozenge to relieve a cough. cough mixture a liquid medicine to relieve a cough. cough out 1 eject by coughing. 2 say with a cough. cough up 1 = cough out. 2 sl. bring out or give (money or information) reluctantly. Derivatives cougher n. Etymology: ME coghe, cowhe, rel. to MDu. kuchen, MHG kuchen, of imit. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. кашель to have a bad cough —- сильно кашлять 2. покашливание he gave me a warning cough —- он предостерег меня покашливанием 3. чиханье 4. кашлять; покашливать 5. чихать 6. сл. сознаться в совершении преступления; "расколоться" ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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down кашлем заставить замолчать (говорящего) The speaker was coughed down by the unfriendly crowd of students. COUGH out а) отхаркивать Mother made the jelly with salt instead of sugar, so the children coughed it out. б) неохотно говорить, выдавливать из себя The police may be able to make him cough out his story. COUGH up а) coll. отхаркивать Jane has just coughed up a fishbone. б) coll. сболтнуть, проболтаться выдать что-л. See if you can make the prisoner cough up the names of his companions. в) coll. признавать свою вину After hours of questioning, the prisoner coughed up and admitted that he had stolen the jewels. COUGH 1. noun кашель 2. v. кашлять - cough down - cough out - cough up to cough ones head off - сильно кашлять ...Англо-русский словарь
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(coughs, coughing, coughed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When you cough, you force air out of your throat with a sudden, harsh noise. You often cough when you are ill, or when you are nervous or want to attract someone’s attention. Graham began to cough violently... He coughed. ‘Excuse me, Mrs Allsworthy, could I have a word?’ VERB: V, V • Cough is also a noun. They were interrupted by an apologetic cough. N-COUNT • coughing He was then overcome by a terrible fit of coughing. N-UNCOUNT 2. A cough is an illness in which you cough often and your chest or throat hurts. ...if you have a persistent cough for over a month. N-COUNT 3. If you cough blood or mucus, it comes up out of your throat or mouth when you cough. I started coughing blood so they transferred me to a hospital. VERB: V n • Cough up means the same as cough. On the chilly seas, Keats became feverish, continually coughing up blood. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 v 1 to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound (coughing from smoking too many cigarettes) 2 also cough up to get something out of your throat or lungs by coughing (You must go to the doctor if you're coughing up blood.) 3 to make a coughing sound (The engine coughed once or twice but wouldn't start.) cough up phr v T cough something up) informal to unwillingly give someone money, information etc (Dad's finally coughed up for the stereo I wanted.) ~2 n 1 the action or sound made when you cough 2 a medical condition that makes you cough a lot (She's got a terrible smoker's cough.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- M.E. coughen, from P.Gmc. *kokh- (with the rough "kh" of Mod. German, or of Scottish loch). Onomatopoeic. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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