expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
(verb) discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
expectorate, clear out, drive out
(verb) clear out the chest and lungs; “This drug expectorates quickly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
expectorate (third-person singular simple present expectorates, present participle expectorating, simple past and past participle expectorated)
(ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.
(ambitransitive) To spit.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pec"to*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expectorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating.] Etym: [L. expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus, pectiris, breast. See Pectoral.]
Definition: To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.
Ex*pec"to*rate, v. i.
Definition: To discharge matter from the lungs or throat bu hawking and spitting; to spit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
