kakoa — meaning in English

English meaning

• cough verb To force air out of the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to clear the throat or airway.
• hawk noun A medium-sized bird of prey that hunts other animals from the air.
• heave verb To lift, pull, or throw something heavy with a lot of effort.
• retch verb To make the movements and sounds of being sick without actually bringing anything up.

Senses

kakoa is used for these senses in English:

• clear one's throat To forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expell air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorously than to cough.
• cough Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
• gack (slang) Crystal meth.
• gack (slang) Powder cocaine.
• hawk (transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly; to cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.

cough — full definition

1. verb To force air out of the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to clear the throat or airway.
2. verb Informal, often "cough up": to hand over money or information reluctantly.
3. noun The act or sound of coughing, or a condition that causes repeated coughing.

hawk — full definition

1. noun A medium-sized bird of prey that hunts other animals from the air.
2. noun A person who supports an aggressive or forceful stance, especially in politics or economics.
3. verb To sell goods, especially in public, often calling out to draw attention.
4. verb To clear the throat noisily, often to bring up phlegm.

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