'hiccup' definitions:
Definition of 'hiccup'
(from WordNet)
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; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: hiccup, hiccough, singultus]
verb
Breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: hiccup, hiccough]
Synonyms of 'hiccup'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Aqua-Lung,
- artificial respiration,
- aspiration,
- asthmatic wheeze,
- belch,
- blow,
- breath,
- breath of air,
- breathe,
- breathe hard,
- breathe in,
- breathe out,
- breathing,
- broken wind,
- burp,
- cough,
- eruct,
- eructate,
- eructation,
- exhalation,
- exhale,
- exhaust,
- expel,
- expiration,
- expire,
- exsufflation,
- gas,
- gasp,
- gulp,
- hack,
- huff,
- inhalation,
- inhalator,
- inhale,
- inspiration,
- inspire,
- insufflation,
- iron lung,
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
- oxygen mask,
- oxygen tent,
- pant,
- puff,
- respiration,
- respire,
- scuba,
- sigh,
- sneeze,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snoring,
- snort,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- sternutation,
- stertor,
- suspiration,
- wheeze,
- wind