I. hic‧cup¹ , hiccough /ˈhɪkʌp, -kəp/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: From the sound]

1. [usually plural] a sudden repeated stopping of the breath, usually caused by eating or drinking too fast
get/have hiccups British English get/have the hiccups American English:
Don’t drink so fast – you’ll get hiccups.

2. a small problem or delay
hiccup in
a hiccup in the negotiations

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II. hiccup² verb (past tense and past participle hiccupped, present participle hiccupping) [intransitive]
to have hiccups

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hiccup
noun
I. sound made in the throat
ADJ. small | loud
VERB + HICCUP give, let out She gave a loud hiccup.

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hiccup
II. (the) hiccups: series of hiccups
QUANT. attack He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups.
VERB + HICCUP get, suffer from I ate too quickly and got hiccups.

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hiccup
III. small problem
ADJ. little, slight | occasional | temporary
PREP. ~ in This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team's steady progress up the League.

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