Cough up

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing

"He was coughing up blood."

2.verbTo reluctantly or unwillingly give

3.verbTo lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest

"That team had the game won, but they coughed it up in the end."

4.verbTo spill, to fumble

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