VERB | possession | cough up, pony up, spit up | give reluctantly |
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body | cough up, expectorate, cough out, spit up, spit out | discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth |
Meaning | Give reluctantly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | pony up, spit up | |
Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
See also | cough | exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion |
Spanish | desembolsar, escupir, soltar pasta, soltar | |
Catalan | deixar anar, desemborsar, desembossar |
Meaning | Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | expectorate, cough out, spit up, spit out | |
Narrower | cough | exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion |
spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue | Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | |
splutter, sputter, spit out | spit up in an explosive manner | |
Broader | exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release | Eliminate (a substance) |
See also | cough | exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion |
Spanish | expectorar | |
Catalan | expectorar |
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