noun, American English - a garden tool which resembles a large pair of scissors that is used to cut stems and twigs
verb - to search through something quickly and roughly
verb - to search through something quickly and roughly
adjective, British English - (of a cough) coming from the chest or lungs; sounding as if there is a lot of mucus in the lungs
noun - a radio distress signal used by ships and aircraft to signal a life-threatening emergency, derived from the French phrase m'aider (help me)