Forceful push of air to expel irritants, usually associated with colds

verb

1. To expel air from the lungs suddenly with a sharp, short noise to emit a cough see cough

   "The dust made him cough repeatedly."

2. To make a noise like that of coughing

   "The engine coughed and sputtered and then stopped."

3. To expel by coughing

noun

1. A sudden, sharp-sounding expulsion of air from the lungs acting as a protective mechanism to clear the air passages or as a symptom of pulmonary disturbance
2. A condition marked by repeated or frequent coughing

   "She has a bad cough."

noun

1. A lozenge or troche used to relieve coughing

noun

1. Any of various sweet usually medicated liquids used to relieve coughing

verb

1. Hand over, deliver

   "cough up the money"

2. To lose possession of (a ball or puck) during a game

   "the quarterback coughed up the ball"

noun

1. A usually sweet liquid that contains medicine used to stop coughing

noun

1. An infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath

noun

1. A loud, dry cough

   "The patient has a hacking cough."

noun

1. A cough caused by smoking