hip
1the 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.
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.
Furniture. knee (def. 6).
(especially of a garment) extending to the hips; hiplength: hip boots.
(especially of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of.
Architecture. to form (a roof) with a hip or hips.
Idioms about hip
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.
smite hip and thigh, to attack unmercifully; overcome. Judges 15:8.
Origin of hip
1Other words from hip
- hipless, adjective
- hiplike, adjective
Words Nearby hip
Other definitions for hip (2 of 5)
the ripe fruit of a rose, especially of a wild rose.
Origin of hip
2Other definitions for hip (3 of 5)
(used as a cheer or in signaling for cheers): Hip, hip, hurrah!
Origin of hip
3Other definitions for hip (4 of 5)
familiar with or informed about the latest ideas, styles, developments, etc.: My parents aren't exactly hip, you know.
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.
in agreement or willing to cooperate; going along: We explained our whole plan, and she was hip.
Also hipness . the condition or state of being hip.
a hippie or beatnik;hipster.
to make or keep aware or informed.
Origin of hip
4- Also hep (for defs. 1-3, 6) .
Other words from hip
- hiply, adverb
Other definitions for HIP (5 of 5)
Health Insurance Plan.
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How to use hip in a sentence
“I think the types of stories we do are very similar to what happened with hip-hop,” says Jones.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical | Stereo Williams | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was a guy from the hip-hop generation and with a perspective that was inextricably linked to that generation.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott | Stereo Williams | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYoung, hip, urban millennials are using tools like Instagram to become one of the fastest growing travel markets.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI asked her how her trainers, born and raised in Iran, have learned how to teach hip-hop.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread | IranWire | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddMadame stood hand on hip, the flush fading slowly, her glance resuming its habitual lazy insolence.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniWard picked up a flask of corn whiskey and slipped it into his hip pocket.
The jaws are dislocated, the neck is stretched, the jointures of the knees and hip crack fit to be heard ten paces off.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueA ball has entered above his hip-joint, and there is very little hope that he can recover.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for hip (1 of 5)
/ (hɪp) /
(often plural) either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh, overlying the lateral part of the pelvis and its articulation with the thighbones
another name for pelvis (def. 1)
short for hip joint
the angle formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet or where a sloping side meets a sloping end
Origin of hip
1Derived forms of hip
- hipless, adjective
- hiplike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for hip (2 of 5)
/ (hɪp) /
the berry-like brightly coloured fruit of a rose plant: a swollen receptacle, rich in vitamin C, containing several small hairy achenes: Also called: rosehip
Origin of hip
2British Dictionary definitions for hip (3 of 5)
/ (hɪp) /
an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah)
Origin of hip
3British Dictionary definitions for hip (4 of 5)
hep
/ (hɪp) /
aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
(often postpositive foll by to) informed (about)
Origin of hip
4British Dictionary definitions for HIP (5 of 5)
/ (hɪp) /
(in England and Wales) home information pack: a set of documents that a seller must possess before his or her property can be put on the market
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hip
see shoot from the hip.
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