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Verb
S:
(v)
cough up
,
pony up
,
spit up
(give reluctantly)
"He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"
S:
(v)
expectorate
,
cough up
,
cough out
,
spit up
,
spit out
(discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
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W:
(n)
expectoration
[Related to:
expectorate
] (the process of coughing up and spitting out)
W:
(n)
expectoration
[Related to:
expectorate
] (the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva))
W:
(n)
expectorator
[Related to:
expectorate
] (a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth))
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