noun
(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
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how do you cure the hiccups?
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms:
↑symptom, ↑reflex, ↑reflex response, ↑reflex action, ↑instinctive reflex, ↑innate reflex, ↑inborn reflex, ↑unconditioned reflex, ↑physiological reaction
verb
breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
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When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
• Syn: ↑hiccup
• Hypernyms: ↑breathe, ↑take a breath, ↑respire, ↑suspire
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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hiccoughsee hiccup.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.