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Caught vs Cough - What's the difference?

caught | cough |

As verbs the difference between caught and cough

is that caught is (catch) while cough is to push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

As an adjective caught

is (cricket) of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

As a noun cough is

a sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.

caught

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (catch)

    • Derived terms

    * caught in the act * caught red-handed * caught with one's hand in the cookie jar

    Statistics

    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms

    cough

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.
  • * , chapter=3
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”  He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the cough'ing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about ' cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}
  • * , title=(Jeeves in the Offing)
    • , section=chapter XI , passage=I drew a deep breath, and a moment later wished I hadn't, because I drew it while drinking the remains of my gin and tonic. “Does Kipper know of this?“ I said, when I had finished coughing .}}
  • To make a noise like a cough.

    • Derived terms

    * cougher * cough up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
    • Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough .
  • A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.
    • Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough .
    • He was – cough – indisposed.

    Hyponyms

    * barking cough * churchyard cough * congested cough * dry cough * hacking cough * loose cough * non-productive cough * productive cough * smoker's cough * wet cough

    Derived terms

    * cough mixture * cough syrup * whooping cough