[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily.", "(of an internal-combustion engine) to make a similar noise as a result of the failure of one or more cylinders to fire in sequence.", "to make a similar sound, as a machine gun firing in spurts."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to expel by coughing (usually followed byuporout):to cough up phlegm."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act or sound of coughing.", "an illness characterized by frequent coughing.", "a sound similar to a cough, a machine gun, or an engine firing improperly."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Slang.to relinquish, especially reluctantly; contribute; give.to blurt out; state, as by way of making a confession:After several hours of vigorous questioning by the police, he finally coughed up the information.", "to relinquish, especially reluctantly; contribute; give.", "to blurt out; state, as by way of making a confession:After several hours of vigorous questioning by the police, he finally coughed up the information."]}]