hiccup (redirected from hiccoughs)

hic·cup also hic·cough  (hkp)

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).

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

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

2. To have an attack of hiccups.

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[Imitative.]

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hiccup [ˈhɪkʌp]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) 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. (Medicine / Pathology) the state or condition of having such spasms

3. Informal a minor difficulty or problem

vb -cups, -cuping, -cuped, -cups -cupping, -cupped

1. (Medicine / Pathology) (intr) to make a hiccup or hiccups

2. (Medicine / Pathology) (tr) to utter with a hiccup or hiccups Also hiccough [ˈhɪkʌp]

[of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 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 symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Verb	1.	hiccup - breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" hiccough breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"

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hiccup hiccough

noun setback, hold-up, hitch, glitch, check, blow, upset, disappointment, bit of trouble A recent sales hiccup is nothing to panic about.

Translations

hiccup hiccough [ˈhɪkʌp]

n

(lit) → hoquet m
to have hiccoughs → avoir le hoquet
to get hiccups → avoir le hoquet

(= small problem) → contretemps m

vi → hoqueter

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hiccup

n hiccup, hiccough [ˈhikap]

1 (the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly. hik حازوقَه، فُواق хълцане škytnutí hikke der Schluck λόξιγκας hipo luks سكسكه hikka hoquet שִיהוּק हिचकी štucaj csuklás kecegukan hiksti singhiozzo しゃっくり 딸꾹질 žagtelėjimas žagas sedu hik hikke, hikking czkawka soluço su­ghiţ икота štikútanie, čkavka kolcanje štucanje hickning, hicka เสียงสะอึก hıçkırık (sesi) 打飽嗝 гикавка ہچکی tiếng nấc 打嗝

2 (in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups. hik نوبَة فواق أو حازوقات хълцане škytavka hikke der Schluckauf λόξιγκας hipo luksumine سکسکه hikka hoquet שִׁיהוּק हिचकी štucavica, štucanje csuklás kecegukan hikstakast singhiozzo しゃっくり 딸꾹질의 발작 žagsėjimas žagas sedu hik hikke czkawka soluços sughiţuri икота štikútavka kolcanje štucanje hicka อาการสะอึก (ทางการแพทย์) hıçkırma, hıçkırık tutma 打嗝 гикавка ہچکیوں کا دورہ sự nấc 打嗝儿

v – past tense, past participle ˈhiccuped (American also ˈhiccupped ) –

to make a hiccup or hiccups. klein foutjie, haakplekkie يُحَزِّق хълцам mít škytavku hikke Schluckauf haben έχω λόξιγκα hipar luksuma سكسكه كردن nikotella avoir le hoquet לְשַהֵק हिचकी आना štucati csuklik kecegukan hiksta avere il singhiozzo しゃっくりをする 딸꾹질을 하다 žagsėti žagoties tersedu hikken, de hik hebben hikke mieć czkawkę soluçar a sughiţa икать mať štikútavku kolcati štucati hicka สะอึก hıçkır(t)mak 打嗝 гикати ہچکیاں لینا nấc 打嗝