also  hic*cough  n 1  :  a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar sound  2  :  an attack of hiccuping - usu. used in pl. but sing. or pl. in constr. <severe s is sometimes seen after operation -Lancet>  <intractable … may be successfully treated -Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.> 
also  hiccough  vi, hic*cuped  also  hic*cupped  or  hic*coughed  hic*cup*ing  also  hic*cup*ping  or  hic*cough*ing  :  to make a hiccup : also  :  to be affected with hiccups hic*cup*er also  hic*cough*er  n 
 
 
 
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