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noun sound made in the throat ADJ. small | loud VERB + HICCUP give, let out She gave a loud hiccup. (the) hiccups: series of hiccups QUANT. attack He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups. VERB + HICCUP get, suffer from I ate too quickly and got hiccups. small problem ADJ. little, slight | occasional | temporary PREP. ~ in This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team's steady progress up the League.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary