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ptyalise vs cough up

cough up vs ptyalise

ptyalise and cough up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ptyalise No No Yes No
cough up No No Yes No
As verbs, cough up is a hypernym of ptyalise; that is, cough up is a word with a broader meaning than ptyalise:
  • ptyalise: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
  • cough up: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Other hypernyms of ptyalise include cough out, expectorate, spit out, spit up.
ptyalise (verb) cough up (verb)
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
give reluctantly
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