kakoa — meaning in English
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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 or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
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
- verb To force air out of the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to clear the throat or airway.
- verb Informal, often "cough up": to hand over money or information reluctantly.
- noun The act or sound of coughing, or a condition that causes repeated coughing.
hawk — full definition
- noun A medium-sized bird of prey that hunts other animals from the air.
- noun A person who supports an aggressive or forceful stance, especially in politics or economics.
- verb To sell goods, especially in public, often calling out to draw attention.
- verb To clear the throat noisily, often to bring up phlegm.