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Expectorate

To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.

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Cough 76% connected

To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

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Spew 76% connected

To eject from the stomach; to vomit.

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Spit 76% connected

A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

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Splutter 76% connected

To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter.

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Spue 76% connected

See Spew.

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Sputter 76% connected

To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.

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Discharge 76% connected

To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.

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Eject 76% connected

To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to eject a traitor from the country; to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Exhaust 76% connected

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

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Expel 76% connected

To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows.

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Pull 76% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Release 76% connected

To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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Remove 76% connected

To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Withdraw 76% connected

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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Cough 66% connected

To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

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Cough 66% connected

To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

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