cough up

Verb

Meaning

discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

give reluctantly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

give pay afford gag cough disburse expectorate shell out pony up hand over lay out pay up dish out spit out fork out
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Antonyms

retain cache lay in cling to buy up stack up
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Hypernyms

give release discharge exhaust expel eject

Hyponyms

spit cough sputter spew splutter spue

Examples

I tell people, if you really want me to look that good, why don't you cough up about $2 million more and hire Alec or Billy? If you want me to do it, this is what you get. Daniel Baldwin

I think coughing up slugs was quite hard. Ron has a scene where he has to cough up these giant slugs. Rupert Grint

He coughed up some money for his children's tuition Source: Internet

According to an ECoR official, commuters will have to cough up more for strewing trash on railway station premises, defacing property, spitting, sticking unauthorized bills and open defecation. Source: Internet

Based on 55,000 confirmed cases in China, 90 per cent of people with covid-19 develop a fever, 70 per cent have a dry cough, 40 per cent feel very tired and 30 per cent cough up sputum. Source: Internet

The Premier League champions are believed to have been told to cough up £36million for the 29-year-old. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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