hiccup en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɪkʌp/
- /ˈhɪkəp/
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Etymology
From earlier hickop, alteration of earlier hicket, hyckock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock (diminutive suffix). Akin to Scots hick, hix (“hiccup”), West Frisian hik (“hiccup”), Dutch hik (“hiccup”), Middle Low German hükup, huckup, hueckup (modern Low German hick (“hiccup”)), German hicksen (“to hiccup”, verb), Alemannic German Hidsgi (“hiccup”), Danish hikke (“hiccup”), Swedish hicka (“hiccup”), hicka (“to hiccup”, verb), Icelandic hiksti (“hiccup”). Displaced yex, from Middle English yexen, ȝisken, ȝixen, ȝoxen (“to hiccup”), from Old English ġiscian, ġeocsian (“to hiccup”).
Meanings
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A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
- A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound. ▸ A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.
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(broadly) Any spasm or sudden change.
Albert didn't notice the switch, the subliminal flash and hiccup in time as the man he had been talking to only seconds before was catapulted backwards half an hour.
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(informal) A minor obstacle or setback.
There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hiccough | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| hiccups | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hickup | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
myoclonus (spasm of the diaphragm)
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (183)
eo singulto (spasm of the diaphragm) · gd aileag (spasm of the diaphragm) · it singulto (spasm of the diaphragm) · sv hickning (spasm of the diaphragm) · chr ᎤᏩᎫᏯᏍᏗ (spasm of the diaphragm) · ast sipu (spasm of the diaphragm) · de kleines Problem (minor setback) · fa هکک (spasm of the diaphragm) · mi tokopuhake (spasm of the diaphragm) · sk čkanie (spasm of the diaphragm) · ki mwegetho (spasm of the diaphragm) · war sikdo (spasm of the diaphragm) · uk и́кавка (spasm of the diaphragm) · vi cái nấc (spasm of the diaphragm) · cs zádrhel (minor setback) · srn tikotiko (spasm of the diaphragm) · km ត្អើក (spasm of the diaphragm) · vec sangiot (spasm of the diaphragm) · hil sid-o (spasm of the diaphragm) · ga snag (spasm of the diaphragm) · cmn 呃逆 (spasm of the diaphragm) · ckb نِزگەرە (spasm of the diaphragm) · ta விக்கல் (spasm of the diaphragm) · et luksatus (spasm of the diaphragm) · dz ཧིག་ཀུ (spasm of the diaphragm) · izh nikko (spasm of the diaphragm) · scn sugghiuzzu (spasm of the diaphragm) · as হিঁকটি (spasm of the diaphragm) · tt oçqılıq (spasm of the diaphragm) · ks ہیُٛک (spasm of the diaphragm) · bg хълцане (spasm of the diaphragm) · afb بفاق, بو فاق (spasm of the diaphragm) · te ఎక్కిళ్ళు (spasm of the diaphragm) · krj sid-o (spasm of the diaphragm) · grk-cal suggiuttu (spasm of the diaphragm) · ru загво́здка (minor setback) · es hipido (spasm of the diaphragm) · ast sollutu (spasm of the diaphragm) · es hipo (spasm of the diaphragm) · nl tegenvaller (minor setback) · sk čkavka (spasm of the diaphragm) · id cegukan (spasm of the diaphragm) · cmn 打嗝（兒） /打嗝（儿） (spasm of the diaphragm) · acw زغطة (spasm of the diaphragm) · de see Thesaurus:Schluckauf (spasm of the diaphragm) · cy ig (spasm of the diaphragm) · ban cekutan (spasm of the diaphragm) · ltg klikss (spasm of the diaphragm) · ln eseséku (spasm of the diaphragm) · ceb sid-ok (spasm of the diaphragm) · krc zukko (zukko) (spasm of the diaphragm) · it singhiozzo (spasm of the diaphragm) · fa سکسکه (spasm of the diaphragm) · ja ヒック (spasm of the diaphragm) · mg solavady (spasm of the diaphragm) · bua зоходолго (spasm of the diaphragm) · ca singlot (spasm of the diaphragm) · ml ഇക്കിൾ (spasm of the diaphragm) · sl kolcanje (spasm of the diaphragm) · sl kolc (spasm of the diaphragm) · ang sogoþa (spasm of the diaphragm) · fr anicroche (minor setback) · uk ги́кавка (spasm of the diaphragm) · rup sugljits (spasm of the diaphragm) · et luksumine (spasm of the diaphragm) · fi hikka (spasm of the diaphragm) · he שיהוק (spasm of the diaphragm) · ko 딸꾹질 (spasm of the diaphragm) · bcl sinok (spasm of the diaphragm) · fr cahot (minor setback) · su sisidueun (spasm of the diaphragm) · fr obstacle (minor setback) · ja しゃっくり (spasm of the diaphragm) · it imprevisto (minor setback) · eo obstaklo (minor setback) · ro sughiț (spasm of the diaphragm) · gl impo (spasm of the diaphragm) · vec sangiuto (spasm of the diaphragm) · fa هکه (spasm of the diaphragm) · ab ахәылкьы́сра (spasm of the diaphragm) · mt sulluzzu (spasm of the diaphragm) · gl salouco (spasm of the diaphragm) · nap selluzzo (spasm of the diaphragm) · ast hipu (spasm of the diaphragm) · tl sigok (spasm of the diaphragm) · eo malsukceso (minor setback) · be ікаўка (spasm of the diaphragm) · no hikke (spasm of the diaphragm) · fo histan (spasm of the diaphragm) · yue 打思噎 (spasm of the diaphragm) · grc λύγξ (spasm of the diaphragm) · crh qıltıq (spasm of the diaphragm) · tl sinok (spasm of the diaphragm) · nap segliùzzo (spasm of the diaphragm) · kmr qulpik (spasm of the diaphragm) · izh nikossus (spasm of the diaphragm) · mn зогьсолт (spasm of the diaphragm) · ang ælfsogoþa (spasm of the diaphragm) · hi हिचकी (spasm of the diaphragm) · th สะอึก (spasm of the diaphragm) · kk ықылық (spasm of the diaphragm) · sa हिक्का (spasm of the diaphragm) · io hipo (spasm of the diaphragm) · lv žagas (spasm of the diaphragm) · ml എക്കിൾ (spasm of the diaphragm) · lt žagsulys (spasm of the diaphragm) · pl czkawka (spasm of the diaphragm) · is hiksti (spasm of the diaphragm) · es jipío (spasm of the diaphragm) · de kleiner Rückschlag (minor setback) · la singultus (spasm of the diaphragm) · vec sangiut (spasm of the diaphragm) · gsw hitsgi (spasm of the diaphragm) · cs škytnutí (spasm of the diaphragm) · ln liséséku (spasm of the diaphragm) · fi yskintä (minor setback) · as হেঁকটি (spasm of the diaphragm) · hu csuklás (spasm of the diaphragm) · mi tokomauri (spasm of the diaphragm) · acw فهيقة (spasm of the diaphragm) · mfe loke (spasm of the diaphragm) · sq lemzë (spasm of the diaphragm) · mr उचकी (spasm of the diaphragm) · sk štikútavka (spasm of the diaphragm) · cs škytavka (spasm of the diaphragm) · gsw glugsi (spasm of the diaphragm) · ru небо́льшой сбой (minor setback) · ga fail (spasm of the diaphragm) · sw kwikwi (spasm of the diaphragm) · ka სლოკინი (spasm of the diaphragm) · yue 打思肊 (spasm of the diaphragm) · zza zıqlık (spasm of the diaphragm) · ilo saiddek (spasm of the diaphragm) · fr hoquet (spasm of the diaphragm) · ab а́ицәкьысра (spasm of the diaphragm) · fr accroc (minor setback) · cs háček (minor setback) · hy զկռտոց (spasm of the diaphragm) · pl czkawka (minor setback) · qu hik'iy (spasm of the diaphragm) · grk-cal sogliuttu (spasm of the diaphragm) · fo histi (spasm of the diaphragm) · pt soluço (spasm of the diaphragm) · da hikke (spasm of the diaphragm) · hil sikdo (spasm of the diaphragm) · eu zotin (spasm of the diaphragm) · pam siguk (spasm of the diaphragm) · bni liseséku (spasm of the diaphragm) · ru ико́та (spasm of the diaphragm) · ln esékúséku (spasm of the diaphragm) · el λόξιγκας (spasm of the diaphragm) · my ကြို့ထိုးခြင်း (spasm of the diaphragm) · fur sangloç (spasm of the diaphragm) · bn হেঁচকা (spasm of the diaphragm) · fi nikotus (spasm of the diaphragm) · es jipido (spasm of the diaphragm) · tr hıçkırık (spasm of the diaphragm) · lki نِزگیرە (spasm of the diaphragm) · nl hik (spasm of the diaphragm) · ary فواقة (spasm of the diaphragm) · crh çıqrıq (spasm of the diaphragm) · de kleines Hindernis (minor setback) · mk ика́вица (spasm of the diaphragm) · tl siyok (spasm of the diaphragm) · ar حَازُوقَة (spasm of the diaphragm) · es singulto (spasm of the diaphragm) · ses heku (spasm of the diaphragm) · kmr îsk (spasm of the diaphragm) · mn ᠵᠣᠭᠢᠰᠤᠯᠲᠠ (spasm of the diaphragm) · fi takeltelu (minor setback) · it contrattempo (minor setback) · fo hist (spasm of the diaphragm) · mnw လှိုက် (spasm of the diaphragm) · vec sangioto (spasm of the diaphragm) · ast relluezu (spasm of the diaphragm) · ar فُوَاق (spasm of the diaphragm) · af hik (spasm of the diaphragm) · yi שלוקערץ (spasm of the diaphragm) · uk і́кавка (spasm of the diaphragm) · esu negituqaq (spasm of the diaphragm) · kmr hîqik (spasm of the diaphragm) · bn হেঁচকি (spasm of the diaphragm) · da hik (spasm of the diaphragm)