Meaning ofcough upin English

Verb

1. to give reluctantly; pay unwillingly
   The company had to cough up the funds to pay the fine.
   Synonyms:

   fork outshell outpay uphand overdish out
   Antonyms:

   give freelydonatecontributeofferbestow
2. to expel by coughing; from lungs etc
   After a week of illness, she finally coughed up some mucus.
   Synonyms:

   hack upbring upspit up
   Antonyms:

   hold insuppressretain
3. to expel from the body (by coughing)
   The patient coughed up blood and was rushed to the hospital.
4. to hand over; give something
   The government demanded that the corporation cough up the tax it owed.
   Synonyms:

   fork outhand overpay outdish outshell outgive upturn overyield up
   Antonyms:

   hold onkeepwithholdretainrefuse
5. to confess; give up information
   The detective pressured the suspect to cough up the truth.
   Synonyms:

   confessown upcome cleanadmitrevealdisclosedivulge
   Antonyms:

   withholdconcealdenydisownsuppress
6. to lose due to one's own errors; near the end of a contest
   The team started to cough up their lead in the final quarter.
7. to give or pay reluctantly; often money
   The company had to cough up a large sum of money for the settlement.
8. to drop or mishandle something
   The player coughed up the ball, allowing the opposing team to score.
9. to accidentally drop or lose control of something
   The tourist coughed up her phone on the busy street.