to cough up blood
1cough — /kɒf / (say kof) verb (i) 1. to expel the air from the lungs suddenly and with a characteristic noise. 2. Colloquial to confess. –verb (t) 3. to expel by coughing: to cough blood. –noun 4. the act or sound of coughing. 5. an illness characterised …
2Cough CPR — is a fake resuscitation technique described in an email that began circulating around 1999, in which by coughing and deep breathing every 2 seconds a person suffering a cardiac dysrhythmia immediately before cardiac arrest can supposedly keep… …
3Cough — A young boy coughing due to pertussis (Whooping Cough). ICD 10 R05 ICD …
4Cough medicine — Cough syrup redirects here. For the Young the Giant song, see Cough Syrup (song). Cough medicine often contains cough suppressants or expectorants. A cough medicine (or linctus, when in syrup form) is a medicinal drug used in an attempt to treat… …
5cough — [[t]kɒ̱f, AM kɔ͟ːf[/t]] ♦♦♦ coughs, coughing, coughed 1) VERB 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… …
6cough — cough1 [ kaf ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to force air up through your throat with a sudden noise, especially when you have a cold or when you want to get someone s attention: My chest felt painful, and I was coughing uncontrollably. a ) cough or… …
7cough — 01. He developed a bad [cough] and a runny nose after watching the football game in the pouring rain. 02. She [coughed] as she made her way through the crowd of smokers standing outside the building. 03. He was [coughing] so hard that he burst a… …
8cough up — verb 1. give reluctantly He coughed up some money for his children s tuition • Syn: ↑pony up, ↑spit up • Hypernyms: ↑give • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
9cough — cough1 [kɔf US ko:f] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From an unrecorded [i]Old English cohhian] 1.) to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedly ▪ Matthew coughed and cleared his throat. ▪ I think I m getting a cold or …
10cough */ — I UK [kɒf] / US [kɑf] verb Word forms cough : present tense I/you/we/they cough he/she/it coughs present participle coughing past tense coughed past participle coughed 1) a) [intransitive] to force air up through your throat with a sudden noise,… …
