2. Noun. (''usually with'' '''the''') The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping. ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of hiccup) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hiccups
1. hiccup [v] - See also: hiccup
Medical Definition of Hiccups
1. Spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm that are involuntary and often rhythmic. Usually just a minor nuisance, prolonged hiccups can become a major problem. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hiccups
Literary usage of Hiccups
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Buffalo Medical Journal by Austin Flint (1849)
"CURE OF hiccups. merely in a state of mechanical division, on being set free in
the stomach, from its extreme lightness quickly separates and floats about, ..."
2. A treatise on midwifery, and the diseases of women and children by Albert Isaiah Coffin (1853)
"Let it be renewed once every twenty-four hours. hiccups. INFANTS are frequently
subject to this distressing affection, which arises ..."
3. The Fireside Encyclopædia of Poetry: Comprising the Best Poems of the Most (1878)
"... To seek what ancient gages sought, Physic and food in sour and sweet: To take
what passes in good part, And keep the hiccups from the heart. ..."
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