From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006): expectorate v 1: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly" [syn: expectorate, clear out, drive out] 2: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth [syn: expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out]
expectorate v 1: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly" [syn: expectorate, clear out, drive out] 2: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth [syn: expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out]