Function: transitive verb
Date: 1890
1 : HAND OVER , DELIVER < cough up the money>
2 : to lose possession of (a ball or puck) during a game <the quarterback coughed up the ball>
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1890
1 : HAND OVER , DELIVER < cough up the money>
2 : to lose possession of (a ball or puck) during a game <the quarterback coughed up the ball>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012