English to English
expectorate
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verb (v)
clear out the chest and lungs(verb.change)
Example:
This drug expectorates quickly.
source: wordnet30
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth(verb.body)
source: wordnet30
To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.(verb)
source: webster1913
To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit.(verb)
source: webster1913