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hic|cough — «HIHK uhp, uhp», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb. = hiccup. (Cf. ↑hiccup) … Useful english dictionary
hiccup or hiccough — hic|cup1 or hic|cough [ hı,kʌp ] noun count 1. ) a short repeated sound that you make in your throat without intending to, usually because you have been eating or drinking too quickly a ) get/have (the) hiccups to start making hiccup sounds and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hiccup — hic•cup or hic•cough [[t]ˈhɪk ʌp, əp[/t]] n. v. cuped cupped or coughed, cup•ing cup•ping or cough•ing 1) pat a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a… … From formal English to slang
Hiccup — A hiccup is an extraordinary type of respiratory movement involving a sudden inspiration (intake of air) due to an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm accompanied by closure of the glottis (the vocal apparatus of the larynx). The abrupt… … Medical dictionary
hiccup — /hik up, euhp/, n., v., hiccuped or hiccupped, hiccuping or hiccupping. n. 1. a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound. 2.… … Universalium
Hiccough — Hic cough (?; 277), n. [OE. hickup, hicket, hickock; prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. & Dan. hik, Sw. hicka, Armor. hak, hik, W. ig, F. hoquet.] (Physiol.) A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hiccough — Hic cough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hiccoughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiccoughing}.] To have a hiccough or hiccoughs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hiccoughed — Hiccough Hic cough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hiccoughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiccoughing}.] To have a hiccough or hiccoughs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hiccoughing — Hiccough Hic cough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hiccoughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiccoughing}.] To have a hiccough or hiccoughs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hickup — Hiccough Hic cough (?; 277), n. [OE. hickup, hicket, hickock; prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. & Dan. hik, Sw. hicka, Armor. hak, hik, W. ig, F. hoquet.] (Physiol.) A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
