I. hic ‧ cup 1 BrE AmE , 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
II. hiccup 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle hiccupped , present participle hiccupping ) [intransitive]
to have hiccups