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Definitions for Cough

[1] to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily.
[2] (of an internal-combustion engine) to make a similar noise as a result of the failure of one or more cylinders to fire in sequence.
[3] to make a similar sound, as a machine gun firing in spurts.
[4] to expel by coughing (usually followed by up or out ): to cough up phlegm.
[5] the act or sound of coughing.
[6] an illness characterized by frequent coughing.
[7] a sound similar to a cough, a machine gun, or an engine firing improperly.
[8] cough up , Slang . to relinquish, especially reluctantly; contribute; give. to blurt out; state, as by way of making a confession: After several hours of vigorous questioning by the police, he finally coughed up the information.
[9] (intr) to expel air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal chords
[10] (intr) to make a sound similar to this
[11] (tr) to utter or express with a cough or coughs
[12] (intr) slang to confess to a crime
[13] an act, instance, or sound of coughing
[14] a condition of the lungs or throat that causes frequent coughing

Words related to Cough

cold, whoop, bark, vomit, choke, hack, hem, ahem, croup, convulse, expectorate, hawk

Words nearby Cough

coudé telescope, couette flow, cougan, cougar, cougar bait, cough, cough drop, cough mixture, cough reflex, cough syrup, cough up

Origin of Cough

1275–1325; Middle English coghen, apparently < Old English *cohhian (compare its derivative cohhettan to cough); akin to Dutch kuchen to cough, German keuchen to wheeze

Words that may be confused with Cough

cough, cuff, koph

Other words from Cough

cough·er , noun

Word origin for Cough

Old English cohhetten; related to Middle Dutch kochen, Middle High German kūchen to wheeze; probably of imitative origin

Synonyms for Cough

cold, ahem, bark, croup, hack, hem, whoop, frog in throat, tickle in throat