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expectorate
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expectorate
v.
spit, expel phlegm from the throat or lungs
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Spitting
Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth.
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expectorate
Verb
1. clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly"
(synonym) clear out, drive out
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
2. discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
(synonym) cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
(hypernym) discharge, expel, eject, release
(hyponym) cough
(derivation) expectoration
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Expectorate
(v. t.)
To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
(v. i.)
To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.
To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.
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expectorar
(v.) = cough up.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.
