to cough

تعريف to cough في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough
Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough.; To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion
I breathed in a load of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.; A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary
Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.; {i} loud expulsion of air from the lungs; respiratory inflammation characterized by repeated coughing; confession; {n} a disorder or effort of the lungs; {v} to try to throw off matter by the lungs; the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise; To make a noise like a cough; A cough is an illness in which you cough often and your chest or throat hurts. if you have a persistent cough for over a month; 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; A convulsion of the lungs, vellicated by some sharp serosity; To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm; If you cough blood or mucus, it comes up out of your throat or mouth when you cough. I started coughing blood so they transferred me to a hospital. Cough up means the same as cough. On the chilly seas, Keats became feverish, continually coughing up blood; sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis; A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, usually produced to keep the airways of the lungs free of foreign matter (Dorland, 28th ed); A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, usually produced to keep the passageways of the lungs free of foreign matter In the case of reflux, the foreign matter is the contents of the stomach This symptom is usually chronic in nature and occurs more often at night, frequently waking the suffering individual; To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse; A forceful and sometimes violent expiratory effort preceded by a preliminary inspiration (CMD 1997); The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease; Sudden expulsion of air from the lungs, normally occurs to maintain the air in the lungs free from foreign substances; the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day; ÃµÂºÃµ Ã–Ã–ÃªÃºÂ»Ã–Ã–; > kesou; {f} loudly expel air from the lungs; admit something, confess; A sudden, forceful expulsion of air from the lungs; an essential protective response that serves to protect the lungs and airways from irritants and secretions and to prevent aspiration of foreign material into the lungs; When you cough, you force air out of your throat with a sudden, harsh noise. You often cough when you are ill, or when you are nervous or want to attract someone's attention. Graham began to cough violently He coughed. `Excuse me, Mrs Allsworthy, could I have a word?' Cough is also a noun. They were interrupted by an apologetic cough. + coughing cough·ing He was then overcome by a terrible fit of coughing; To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner; exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"