- expectorator
- ex·pec·to·ra·tor
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expectorator
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expectorator — n. one who spits, one who expectorates … English contemporary dictionary
expectorator — noun 1. a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) • Syn: ↑spitter • Derivationally related forms: ↑expectorate, ↑spit (for: ↑spitter) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
expectorate — expectorator, n. /ik spek teuh rayt /, v., expectorated, expectorating. v.i. 1. to eject or expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit. v.t. 2. to eject or expel (matter) in this way. [1595 1605; … Universalium
spitter — noun 1. a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) • Syn: ↑expectorator • Derivationally related forms: ↑expectorate (for: ↑expectorator), ↑spit • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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expectorate — [c]/əkˈspɛktəreɪt / (say uhk spektuhrayt), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (expectorated, expectorating) –verb (t) 1. to eject or expel (phlegm, etc.) from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting; spit. –verb (i) 2. to spit. {Latin… …
cough out — verb discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth • Syn: ↑expectorate, ↑cough up, ↑spit up, ↑spit out • Derivationally related forms: ↑expectoration (for: ↑expectorate), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cough up — verb 1. give reluctantly He coughed up some money for his children s tuition • Syn: ↑pony up, ↑spit up • Hypernyms: ↑give • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
expectorate — v.tr. (also absol.) cough or spit out (phlegm etc.) from the chest or lungs. Derivatives: expectoration n. expectorator n. Etymology: L expectorare expectorat (as EX (1), pectus oris breast) … Useful english dictionary
