Definitions For Cough

noun

• A sudden noisy 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 physical condition or illness that causes someone to cough
• An act of coughing or the sound made when someone coughs

verb

• Exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
• To force air through your throat with a short, loud noise often because you are sick
• To make a noise like that of coughing