| posp. |
hiccup ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by e.g. eating or drinking too much, too quickly); hiccough ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by e.g. eating or drinking too much, too quickly); hic; hick; hiccups (If you have hiccups, someone is talking about you or cursing you.); hiccoughs (the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds • an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups); hiccup,s (the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds • an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups) |
