lung
Collocations
18(noun.)
ADJ
collapsed, punctured
VERB + LUNG
fill, refill
After the long run, she refilled her lungs with deep, slow breaths.
clear, empty
After the doctor told him to take deep breaths, he managed to clear his lungs of the smoke.
block, choke, clog
Years of smoking had clogged his lungs with tar and mucus.
enter
Smoke entered her lungs as she breathed in the thick air from the fire.
puncture
LUNG + VERB
heave
fill
The cold winter air filled her lungs as she stepped outside for her morning run.
collapse
burst
After running up three flights of stairs, her lungs were bursting.
LUNG + NOUN
capacity, power | cancer, complaint, condition, disease, infection, problems, tumour | surface, tissue | function | transplant
PREP
in the ~
When you exercise hard, you can feel your lungs working to get more oxygen.
into the ~
Smoke from cigarettes goes directly into the lungs when you inhale.
on the ~
The doctor found fluid on the lung after examining the X-ray results.