Analysis Complete

cough up

/ cough up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give reluctantly
"He coughed up some money for his children''s tuition"
Type of:
give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Type of:
discharge expel eject
Kinds of:
cough spit ptyalize ptyalise spew
Derived:
expectoration spit spitting spitter expectorator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
3
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give discharge expel eject cough spit ptyalize ptyalise spew