expectorate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
expectorate
v.
spit, expel phlegm from the throat or lungs
Spitting
Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting
saliva or other substances from the mouth.
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
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.
(v. i.)
To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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expectorar
(v.) = cough up.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.
