cough sth up
— phrasal verb with cough /kɒf/
/kɑːf/ verb [I] Definition
› to make something come out of your throat or lungs when you cough: Doctors were worried when she started to cough up blood.Respiratory disorders
(Definition of cough sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- asthma noun
- asthmatically adverb
- bad breath noun
- bronchitis noun
- bunged up adjective
- congested adjective
- consumption noun (DISEASE)
- consumptive adjective, noun
- croup noun
- cystic fibrosis noun
- halitosis noun
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