cough
101cough-variant asthma — /ˌkɒf vɛəriənt ˈæsmə/ (say .kof vairreeuhnt asmuh) noun a form of asthma in which the sufferer develops a chronic dry cough but exhibits no other symptoms …
102cough, paroxysmal — Attacks of uncontrollable coughing or whooping , often relating to whooping cough or bronchiectasis, but they can also be caused by the smoke from burning plastics and (memories of yesteryear) hash oil …
103cough, reflex — A cough induced by intestinal, gastric or uterine irritation, and not from respiratory causes …
104cough up — {v.}, {slang} 1. To give (money) unwillingly; pay with an effort. * /Her husband coughed up the money for the party with a good deal of grumbling./ 2. To tell what was secret; make known. * /He coughed up the whole story for the police./ …
105cough up — {v.}, {slang} 1. To give (money) unwillingly; pay with an effort. * /Her husband coughed up the money for the party with a good deal of grumbling./ 2. To tell what was secret; make known. * /He coughed up the whole story for the police./ …
106cough — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, blow, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, breathing, broken wind, exhalation, exhale, exhaust, expel, expiration,… …
107Cough — confess (figurative meaning) …
108cough — Australian Slang confess (figurative meaning) …
109cough\ up — v slang 1. To give (money) unwillingly; pay with an effort. Her husband coughed up the money for the party with a good deal of grumbling. 2. To tell what was secret; make known. He coughed up the whole story for the police …
110cough — vb British to confess to a crime, to reluctantly give up information. A police and under world term influenced by the notion of coughing up something stuck in the throat. ► Look, many times I have known pris oners who have coughed to seven or… …
