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spue vs cough up

cough up vs spue

spue and cough up both are verbs.

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