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- [kawf, kof uhp]
- /kɔf, kɒf ʌp/
- /kɒf ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawf, kof uhp]
- /kɔf, kɒf ʌp/
Definitions of cough up words
- phrasal verb cough up If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to. 3
- verb cough up to surrender (money, information, etc), esp reluctantly 3
- verb cough up to bring into the mouth or eject (phlegm, food, etc) by coughing 3
- noun cough up to bring up or eject (phlegm, food, etc.) by coughing 3
- noun cough up to hand over (money or the like) 3
- verb without object cough up to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily. 1
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Origin of cough up
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English coghen, apparently < Old English *cohhian (compare its derivative cohhettan to cough); akin to Dutch kuchen to cough, German keuchen to wheeze
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Parts of speech for Cough up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cough up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cough up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cough up
verb cough up
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- contribute — If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
- dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
Antonyms for cough up
verb cough up
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- deposit — A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
- hoard — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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