cough
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verb no object
expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound:
〈人が〉(病気などで)せきをする; (緊張や人の注意を引くために)せき払いする
e.g. he tried to speak and started to cough.
(of an engine) make a sudden harsh noise, especially as a sign of malfunction:
〈エンジンなどが〉せき込むような音を立てる
e.g. the engine began coughing and spluttering.
with object force (something, especially blood) out of the lungs or throat by coughing:
〈人が〉〈血液･たんなど〉をせきをして出す, 吐く; …をせきをしながら言う(up, out)
e.g. he coughed up bloodstained fluid.
with object (cough something out) say something in a harsh, abrupt way:
e.g. he coughed out his orders.
noun
an act or sound of coughing:
せき(払い); せきの音
e.g. she gave a discreet cough.
a condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing:
〖通例a ～〗 せきの出る病気［状態］
e.g. he looked feverish and had a bad cough.
PHRASAL VERBS
cough something up (or cough up)
informal give something reluctantly, especially money or information that is due or required:
e.g. the company coughed up $40 m. in settlement of the legal claims.
DERIVATIVES
cougher noun
ORIGIN
Middle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.