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Definition of Cough up

1. Verb. Give reluctantly. "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"

2. Verb. Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth.

Definition of Cough up

1. Verb. to expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) to pay money, to disburse, usually reluctantly or with difficulty. ¹

3. Verb. (idiomatic) to lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest ¹

4. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To spill, to fumble ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cough Up

cougarlike cougars cough cough drop cough fracture cough mixture cough mixtures cough out cough reflex cough suppressant

cough syrup cough syrups cough up (current term) coughdrop coughdrops coughed coughed up cougher coughers coughing

coughing up coughingly coughings coughs coughs up coughy couguar

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