tousser — meaning in English

English meaning

• cough verb To force air out of the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to clear the throat or airway.
• hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.

Senses

tousser is used for these senses in English:

• cough A bout of repeated coughing (verb sense 2.1); also, a medical condition that causes one to cough.
• hack (intransitive) To cough noisily. [19th c.]

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.

hack — full definition

1. verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
2. verb To break into a computer system or account without authorization.
3. verb To find a clever, often improvised shortcut for solving a problem.
4. noun A clever shortcut, trick, or workaround.
5. noun A skilled but unglamorous or uncreative worker, especially a writer or programmer producing mediocre work for hire.

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