OXFORD DICTIONARY
, v. & n.
--v.intr.
1 expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound produced by abrupt opening of the glottis, to remove an obstruction or congestion.
2 (of an engine, gun, etc.) make a similar sound.
3 sl. confess.
--n.
1 an act of coughing.
2 a condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing.
3 a tendency to cough.
cough drop (or sweet) a medicated lozenge to relieve a cough. cough mixture a liquid medicine to relieve a cough. cough out
1 eject by coughing.
2 say with a cough.
cough up
1 = cough out.
2 sl. bring out or give (money or information) reluctantly.
cougher n.
ME coghe, cowhe, rel. to MDu. kuchen, MHG kuchen, of imit. orig.
THESAURUS
Aqua-Lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, blow, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, breathing, broken wind, exhalation, exhale, exhaust, expel, expiration, expire, exsufflation, gasp, gulp, hack, hiccup, huff, inhalation, inhalator, inhale, inspiration, inspire, insufflation, iron lung, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, respiration, respire, scuba, sigh, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snoring, snort, snuff, snuffle, sternutation, stertor, suspiration, wheeze, wind
ROGET THESAURUS
Wind
VB
blow, waft, blow hard, blow great guns, blow a hurricane, wuther, stream, issue, respire, breathe, puff, whiff, whiffle, gasp, wheeze, snuff, snuffle, sniff, sniffle, sneeze,
cough, fan, ventilate, inflate, perflate, blow up.