hiccup

Definition of Hiccup in English :

Noun

(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

Example Sentences:
'how do you cure the hiccups?'

Verb

2. hiccough, hiccup

breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

Example Sentences:
'When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water'

hiccough

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hiccup

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noun

1.

a spasm of the diaphragm producing a sudden breathing in followed by a closing of the glottis, resulting in a sharp sound

. Technical name: singultus

2.

the state or condition of having such spasms

3. informal

a minor difficulty or problem

verb -cups, -cuping, -cuped, -cups, -cupping, -cupped, -coughs, -coughing or -coughed

4. (intransitive)

to make a hiccup or hiccups

5. (transitive)

to utter with a hiccup or hiccups

Hiccup

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhicˌcuped or ˈhicˌcupped, ˈhicˌcuping or ˈhicˌcupping

4.

to make a hiccup or hiccups

verb transitive

5.

to utter with hiccups

noun

1.

a sudden, involuntary contraction of the diaphragm when it begins to allow air into the lungs only to have the glottis suddenly close, producing an abrupt sound

2. [pl., sometimes with sing. v.]

a condition characterized by repeated contractions of this kind

3. Chiefly British, Informal

a difficulty, problem, or setback, usually a minor one; hitch (sense 11)

Hiccup

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n.

1.

a. A spasm of the diaphragm resulting in a rapid, involuntary inhalation that is stopped by the sudden closure of the glottis and accompanied by a sharp, distinctive sound.

b. hiccups also hiccoughs An attack of these spasms. Often used with the.

2. The sound made by such a spasm or a sound resembling it: "the urgent hiccup of a police siren" (John Updike).

3. A usually minor setback, impediment, or difficulty; a hitch: "As long as the Fed remains fearful to act lest it be blamed for any economic hiccup, market uncertainty will continue" (Kevin Brady).

intr.v. hic·cupped, hic·cup·ping, hic·cups also hic·coughed or hic·cough·ing or hic·coughs

1. To make a hiccup or a sound like a hiccup.

2. To have an attack of hiccups.

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