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Hiccup vs Spasm - What's the difference?

hiccup | spasm |

As nouns the difference between hiccup and spasm

is that hiccup is a spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound while spasm is a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.

As verbs the difference between hiccup and spasm

is that hiccup is to have the hiccups while spasm is to produce and undergo a.

hiccup

English

(wikipedia hiccup)

Alternative forms

* hickup * hiccough (old-fashioned)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
    • There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
  • (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change.
  • * 2010 , Oli Smith, Nuclear Time (page 197)
    • Albert didn't notice the switch, the subliminal flash and hiccup in time as the man he had been talking to only seconds before was catapulted backwards half an hour.
  • A minor setback.
    • There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results

    Hypernyms

    * (spasm of the diaphragm) myoclonus

    See also

    * hiccups

    Verb

  • To have the hiccups.

    • spasm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
  • A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
  • A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To produce and undergo a .

    • Anagrams

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