ALL meanings of hiccups
hic·cup
H h - noun hiccups 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 hiccups Usually, hiccups. the condition of having such spasms: She got the hiccups just as she began to speak. 1
- noun hiccups Informal. a minor difficulty, interruption, setback, etc.: a hiccup in the stock market. 1
- verb without object hiccups to make the sound of a hiccup: The motor hiccuped as it started. 1
- verb without object hiccups to have the hiccups. 1
- verb without object hiccups Informal. to experience a temporary decline, setback, interruption, etc.: There was general alarm when the economy hiccuped. 1
- noun hiccups Suffer from or make the sound of a hiccup or series of hiccups. 1
- noun hiccups plural of hiccup. 0
- noun hiccups (usually with the:) The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping. 0
- verb hiccups third-person singular simple present indicative form of hiccup. 0