cough%20up
verb
- 1
To expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing
“He was coughing up blood.”
- 2
To reluctantly or unwillingly give
- 3
To lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest
“That team had the game won, but they coughed it up in the end.”
- 4
To spill, to fumble
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