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Definition of Hickup

hickup
Hiccough Hic"cough (?; 277), n. [OE. hickup, hicket, hickock; prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. & Dan. hik, Sw. hicka, Armor. hak, hik, W. ig, F. hoquet.] (Physiol.) A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough. [Written also hickup or hiccup.]
Hickup
Hickup Hick"up, n. & v. i. See Hiccough.

Meaning of Hickup from wikipedia

- A hiccup (scientific name singultus, from Latin for "sob, hiccup"; also spelled hiccough) is an involuntary contraction (myoclonic jerk) of the diaphragm...
- Mad Dog Gulch where he inadvertently foils a robbery attempt by Wild Bill Hickup (St John) and his gang after which the town sheriff (Keaton) appoints him...
- Morris and Rene Goscinny. "Deadwood Mountain", Big and Rich "Wild Bill Hickup", parody by Spike Jones "The Ace of Spades", Motörhead "Rhymes of the Renegades"...