noun
1. Cough
His cough has eased, but his nose is still runny.
His cough has eased, but his nose is still running.
Step 2 cough
The old lady has a bad cough.
The old lady has a bad cough.
Step 3 cough
The intransitive verb vi.
1. Cough, cough
2. (engine), etc. Poof.
Trucks roared along the road.
Trucks rumbled along the highway.
The engine coughed and then died.
The engine blew a few breaths, and then it died.
transitive verb
1. Cough, cough up
He coughed up several drops of blood.
He coughed up several drops of blood.
2. Cough makes people cough
She coughed herself hoarse.
She coughed herself hoarse.