cough in Kashmiri कॉशुर
cough in Malayalam മലയാളം
cough in Telugu తెలుగు
cough in English
- cough⇄cough, verb, noun.
- cough⇄expr. cough down, to silence (a speaker) by pretending to cough in order to drown his voice.
Ex. If he will make long speeches, he must be coughed down (New Monthly Magazine). - cough⇄expr. cough up,
a. to expel from the throat by coughing.
Ex. He coughed up the candy that was stuck in his throat.
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. Corporations will cough up a billion more in taxes this fiscal year (Wall Street Journal). - cough⇄noun cougher.
- cough⇄noun 1a. an act of coughing.
Ex. His constant cough annoyed the speaker.
b. the sound or a sound of coughing.
Ex. The hunter's cough scared the deer. (Figurative.) the cough of an automobile engine.
2. the condition or symptom o - cough⇄v.i. 1a. to force air from the lungs with sudden effort and noise.
Ex. Her cold made her cough. He coughed to clear his throat.
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. A mortar coughs in the night and shells explode (New York Times).
2. (Slang, Fi - cough⇄v.t. 1. to bring up (blood) by coughing.
2. to bring into any condition by coughing.
Ex. to cough one's life away.