ALL meanings of hiccup
hic·cup
H h - noun hiccup a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound. 1
- noun hiccup Usually, hiccups. the condition of having such spasms: She got the hiccups just as she began to speak. 1
- noun hiccup Informal. a minor difficulty, interruption, setback, etc.: a hiccup in the stock market. 1
- verb without object hiccup to make the sound of a hiccup: The motor hiccuped as it started. 1
- verb without object hiccup to have the hiccups. 1
- verb without object hiccup Informal. to experience a temporary decline, setback, interruption, etc.: There was general alarm when the economy hiccuped. 1
- noun hiccup An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic sound like that of a cough. 1
- noun plural hiccup attack of hiccoughing 1
- noun hiccup reflex of the diaphragm 1
- intransitive verb hiccup have hiccoughs 1
- noun hiccup hitch, snag 1
- noun hiccup A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound. 0
- noun hiccup (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change. 0
- noun hiccup A minor setback. 0
- countable noun hiccup You can refer to a small problem or difficulty as a hiccup, especially if it does not last very long or is easily put right. 0
- uncountable noun hiccup When you have hiccups, you make repeated sharp sounds in your throat, often because you have been eating or drinking too quickly. 0
- countable noun hiccup A hiccup is a sound of the kind that you make when you have hiccups. 0
- verb hiccup When you hiccup, you make repeated sharp sounds in your throat. 0
- noun hiccup a spasm of the diaphragm producing a sudden breathing in followed by a closing of the glottis, resulting in a sharp sound 0
- noun hiccup the state or condition of having such spasms 0
- noun hiccup a minor difficulty or problem 0
- verb hiccup to make a hiccup or hiccups 0
- verb hiccup to utter with a hiccup or hiccups 0
- noun hiccup 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 0
- noun hiccup a condition characterized by repeated contractions of this kind 0
- noun hiccup a difficulty, problem, or setback, usually a minor one; hitch (sense 11) 0
- verb transitive hiccup to utter with hiccups 0