Definition of higgs:
(adj) :
pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force
(v) :
(physics) to make subject to the Higgs mechanism
(n) :
A surname originating as a patronymic.
(n) :
(physics) Ellipsis of Higgs boson, named for Peter Higgs. [(particle physics) An elementary particle in the Standard Model, namely a boson with zero spin, that gives mass to other particles.]