1 [C] a sharp, usually repeated, sound made in the throat, that is caused by a sudden movement of the DIAPHRAGM and that you cannot control:
She gave a loud hiccup.
2 (the) hiccups [pl.] a series of hiccups:
I ate too quickly and got hiccups. * He had the hiccups.
3 (informal) a small problem or temporary delay:
There was a slight hiccup in the timetable. * We've planned it down to the last detail-we don't want any unexpected hiccups.
verb [V] to have hiccups or a single hiccup
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is hiccup a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, hiccup is tagged as noun.
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