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Definition of: hiccup
(hik′əp) noun
A short, catching sound, caused by spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm and windpipe.
—v.i.
1. To have the hiccups; make a hiccup.
—v.t.
2. To utter with hiccups. Also hic·cough (hik′əp): also spelled hickup. [Imit.]
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