· clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly"
Synonym(s): clear_out, drive_out
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw
· discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Synonym(s): cough_up, cough_out, spit_up, spit_out
Hypernym(s): exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release