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Auswurf — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • expectoration noun The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
  • 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 action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
  2. noun That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

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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