cough

• a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages
• exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
• To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner
• To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing
• To bring to a specified state by coughing
• A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc
• The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease

Report error with a word Suggest a new definition

You can also check definition for cough on wikipedia or google (link opens in new window)