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cough out
 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb cough out has 1 sense
  1. expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
    --1 is one way to discharge, expel, eject, release
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s

Definitions from the Web

Cough Out

Part of Speech: Phrasal Verb

Sense:

  1. To forcibly expel air noisily and uncontrollably from the lungs through the mouth as a reflex action.
  2. [Local] To reluctantly or grudgingly give or hand over something.

Usage:

Sense 1: (Phrasal Verb)

  1. He coughed out the last bit of phlegm.
  2. Whenever I have a cold, I tend to cough out loud and embarrassingly.

[Local] Usage:

Sense 2: (Phrasal Verb)

  1. The thief finally coughed out the stolen money after hours of interrogation.
  2. She coughed out her secret to her best friend.

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