Alternative spelling of hiccup

(dated) Alternative spelling of hiccup

A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound. / (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change. / (informal) A minor setback.

(intransitive) To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups. / (transitive) To say with a hiccup. / (intransitive) To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.

A gap in a series, making it incomplete. / An interruption, break or pause. / An unexpected break from work. / (geology) A gap in geological strata. / (anatomy) An opening in an organ.

Bound with the hide of an animal. / (of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.

(intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry. / (reflexive, poetic) To hurry (oneself).

Haste; diligence.

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

Pertaining to a hierarchy. / Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order. / Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.