hack vs cough

hack and cough both are nouns.

hack and cough both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hack	Yes	No	Yes	No
cough	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cough is a hypernym of hack; that is, cough is a word with a broader meaning than hack:

hack: cough spasmodically
cough: exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

hack (noun)	cough (noun)
a horse kept for hire	a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
an old or over-worked horse
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
one who works hard at boring tasks
a mediocre and disdained writer
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

hack (verb)	cough (verb)
cough spasmodically	exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
significantly cut up a manuscript
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
kick on the shins
kick on the arms
cut away
cut with a hacking tool
be able to manage or manage successfully

Difference between hack and cough

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