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Auswurf — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • expectoration noun The act of clearing mucus or phlegm from the throat or lungs, whether by cough, by hawking, or by spitting it out.
  • slag noun Waste material left over after smelting ore.

Senses

Auswurf is used for these senses in English:

  • expectoration (physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
  • slag Scoria associated with a volcano.

expectoration — full definition

  1. noun The act of clearing mucus or phlegm from the throat or lungs, whether by cough, by hawking, or by spitting it out.
  2. noun Phlegm or mucus that has been coughed up and spat out.

slag — full definition

  1. noun Waste material left over after smelting ore.
  2. verb (British, informal) To criticise or mock someone harshly.
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