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1   [hip] noun, adjective, verb, hipped, hip·ping.
noun
1.
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
2.
hip joint.
3.
Architecture. the inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end, or of two adjacent sloping sides, of a roof.
4.
Furniture. knee (def. 6).
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adjective
5.
(especially of a garment) extending to the hips; hiplength: hip boots.

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verb (used with object)
6.
(especially of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of.
7.
Architecture. to form (a roof) with a hip or hips.
Idioms
8.
shoot from the hip, Informal. to speak or act bluntly or rashly, without deliberation or prudence: Diplomats are trained to conduct themselves with discretion, and not to shoot from the hip.
9.
smite hip and thigh, to attack unmercifully; overcome. Judg. 15:8.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English hipe, hupe, Old English hype; cognate with Old High German huf (German Hüfte hip), Gothic hups hip, loin; compare Greek kýbos cube, the hollow above the hips (of cattle), Latin cubitus elbow (see cubit)

Related forms
hip·less, adjective
hip·like, adjective
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hip

2   [hip]
noun
the ripe fruit of a rose, especially of a wild rose.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English hepe, Old English hēope hip, briar; cognate with Old High German hiufo bramble

hip

4   [hip] adjective, hip·per, hip·pest, noun, verb, hipped, hip·ping. Slang.
adjective
1.
familiar with or informed about the latest ideas, styles, developments, etc.: My parents aren't exactly hip, you know.
2.
considered aware of or attuned to what is expected, especially with a casual or knowing air; cool: The guy was not at all hip—a total nerd.
3.
in agreement or willing to cooperate; going along: We explained our whole plan, and she was hip.
noun
4.
Also, hip·ness. the condition or state of being hip.
5.
a hipster or hippie.
verb (used with object)
6.
to make or keep aware or informed.
Also, hep.

Origin:
1900–05; earlier hep; of disputed orig.

Related forms
hip·ly, adverb

hip

5   [hip]
noun
hyp.
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Word Origin & History

hip
exclamation used to introduce a united cheer (cf. hip-hip-hurrah), 1827, earlier hep, cf. Ger. hepp, to animals a cry to attack, to mobs a cry to attack Jews (see hep (2)); perhaps a natural sound (cf. L. eho, heus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

hip (hĭp)
n.

  1. The lateral prominence of the pelvis from the waist to the thigh.

  2. The hip joint.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary

hip definition


  1. mod.
    informed; aware. (See also hep.) : The guy is just not hip. He's a nerd.
  2. tv.
    to tell someone; to inform someone. : What's happening? Take a minute and hip me!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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