expectorate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *expectorate*:
VERB	change	expectorate, clear out, drive out	clear out the chest and lungs
VERB	body	expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

English > *expectorate*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	clear out the chest and lungs.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"This drug expectorates quickly"
Synonyms	clear out, drive out
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw	Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Spanish	despejar, expectorar, sacar

English > *expectorate*: 2 senses > verb 2, body
Meaning	Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	cough up, 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)
Spanish	expectorar
Catalan	expectorar
Nouns	expectoration	the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
	expectoration	the process of coughing up and spitting out
	expectorator	a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)

HyperDic: expectorate