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• cough drop — noun a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat • Syn: ↑troche, ↑pastille, ↑pastil • Hypernyms: ↑lozenge * * * noun : a lozenge or troche used to relieve coughing * * * a small, medicinal lozenge for relieving a cough, sore throat, hoarseness …   Useful english dictionary

• cough drop — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cough drop : singular cough drop plural cough drops a type of sweet containing medicine that you suck when you have a cough or a sore throat …   English dictionary

• cough drop — sweet hard candy containing medication to help stop coughing …   English contemporary dictionary

• cough drop — (also cough sweet) noun a medicated lozenge sucked to relieve a cough …   English new terms dictionary

• cough drop — noun (C) especially AmE a cough sweet …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Halls (cough drop) — Halls is the brand name of a popular mentholated cough drop. Halls cough drops (categorized as a cough suppressant/oral anaesthetic by the manufacturer) are sold by the Cadbury Adams Division of Cadbury Schweppes. Halls were first made in the… …   Wikipedia

• Drop — may refer to: Contents 1 General use 2 Sports 3 Computers and technology …   Wikipedia

• cough sweet — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cough sweet : singular cough sweet plural cough sweets British a cough drop …   English dictionary

• cough — v. & n. v.intr. 1 expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound produced by abrupt opening of the glottis, to remove an obstruction or congestion. 2 (of an engine, gun, etc.) make a similar sound. 3 sl. confess. n. 1 an act of coughing. 2 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• drop — 1 verb FALL/ALLOW TO FALL 1 (T) to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls: I must have dropped my scarf on the bus. | The dog dropped a stick at George s feet. 2 FALL (I) to fall suddenly, especially from a high place: A bottle… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• drop — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface (drops of dew; tears fell in large drops). b a very small amount of usu. drinkable liquid (just a drop left in the glass). c a glass etc. of …   Useful english dictionary