coughs (0 synonym found)

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Definition of coughs:

(v) : (intransitive) To push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth, usually to expel something blocking or irritating the airway.
(n) : A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
(v) : (intransitive) To make a noise like a cough.
(v) : (transitive, medicine) Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
(v) : (transitive, medicine) To cause (oneself or something) to be in a certain condition in the manner described in etymology 1, sense 1.1.
(v) : (transitive, medicine) To express (words, etc.) in the manner described in etymology 1, sense 1.1.

Definition of coughs:

(v) : (intransitive) To push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth, usually to expel something blocking or irritating the airway.
(n) : A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
(v) : (intransitive) To make a noise like a cough.
(v) : (transitive, medicine) Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
(v) : (transitive, medicine) To cause (oneself or something) to be in a certain condition in the manner described in etymology 1, sense 1.1.
(v) : (transitive, medicine) To express (words, etc.) in the manner described in etymology 1, sense 1.1.

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