Definition of hiccups Hiccups
/hɪˈkʌps/ - [hikups] -
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Wiktionary 
- hiccups (Noun)
Plural of hiccup. - hiccups (Noun)
Usually with the The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping.
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NounPlural: hiccups |
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| hiccup - (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" | ||
| hiccough, singultus | ||
| symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence | ||
| inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | ||
| plural, plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | ||
Verb |
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| hiccup - breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" | ||
| hiccough | ||
| take a breath, suspire, respire, breathe undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide | ||
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Wiktionary
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hiccup
To have spasms of the diaphragm. -
hiccup
A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hiccup
hik′up, n. the involuntary contraction of the diaphragm, while the glottis is spasmodically closed: the sound caused by this—also, but erroneously, Hic′cough.—v.i. to be affected with hiccup.—v.t. to say with a hiccup:—pr.p. hicc′upping; pa.p. hicc′upped.—adj. Hicc′upy, marked by hiccups. [Imit.; cf. Dut. hik, Dan. hikke, Bret. hik. The spelling hiccough is due to a confusion with cough.]
