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Hiccup vs Hangup - What's the difference?

hiccup | hangup |

As nouns the difference between hiccup and hangup

is that hiccup is a spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound while hangup is .

As a verb hiccup

is to have the hiccups.

hiccup

English

(wikipedia hiccup)

Alternative forms

* hickup * hiccough (old-fashioned)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change.
  • * 2010 , Oli Smith, Nuclear Time (page 197)
    • 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.
  • A minor setback.
    • There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results

    Hypernyms

    * (spasm of the diaphragm) myoclonus

    See also

    * hiccups

    Verb

  • To have the hiccups.

    • hangup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

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