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hip

1  [hip] noun, adjective, verb, hipped, hip⋅ping.
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–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).
–adjective
5. (esp. of a garment) extending to the hips; hiplength: hip boots.
–verb (used with object)
6. (esp. 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:
bef. 1000; ME hipe, hupe, OE hype; c. OHG huf (G Hüfte hip), Goth hups hip, loin; cf. Gk kýbos cube, the hollow above the hips (of cattle), L cubitus elbow (see cubit )

Related forms:
hipless, adjective
hiplike, adjective
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hip

2  [hip]
–noun
the ripe fruit of a rose, esp. of a wild rose.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME hepe, OE hēope hip, briar; c. OHG hiufo bramble

hip

3  [hip]
–interjection
(used as a cheer or in signaling for cheers): Hip, hip, hurrah!
Origin:
1745–55; orig. uncert.

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, esp. 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, hipness. 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:
hiply, adverb

hip

5  [hip]
–noun
hyp.

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hyp

  [hip]
–noun Archaic.
hypochondria.
Also, hip.

Origin:
by shortening

knee

  [nee] noun, verb, kneed, knee⋅ing.
–noun
1. Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
2. Zoology. the corresponding joint or region in the hind leg of a quadruped; stifle.
3. a joint or region likened to this but not anatomically homologous with it, as the tarsal joint of a bird, the carpal joint in the forelimb of the horse or cow, etc.
4. the part of a garment covering the knee.
5. something resembling a bent knee, esp. a rigid or braced angle between two framing members.
6. Also called hip, shoulder. Furniture. the inward curve toward the top of a cabriole leg.
7. Building Trades.
a. the junction of the top and either of the uprights of a bent.
b. a curved member for reinforcing the junction of two pieces meeting at an angle.
8. Also called kneeler. a stone cut to follow a sharp return angle.
–verb (used with object)
9. to strike or touch with the knee.
10. to secure (a structure, as a bent) with a knee.
–verb (used without object)
11. Obsolete. to go down on the knees; kneel.
—Idioms
12. bring someone to his or her knees, to force someone into submission or compliance.
13. cut (someone) off at the knees, to squelch or humiliate (a person) suddenly and thoroughly: The speaker cut the heckler off at the knees.
14. on one's or its knees,
a. in a supplicatory position or manner: I came to him on my knees for the money.
b. in a desperate or declining condition: The country's economy is on its knees.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME cneo, OE cnēo(w); c. G, D knie, ON knē, Goth kniu, L genu, Gk góny, Skt jānu knee
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hip 1   (hĭp)   
n.  

    1. The laterally projecting prominence of the pelvis or pelvic region from the waist to the thigh.

    2. A homologous posterior part in quadrupeds.

    3. The hip joint.

  2. Architecture The external angle formed by the meeting of two adjacent sloping sides of a roof.


[Middle English, from Old English hype.]
hip 2   (hĭp)   
adj.   hip·per also hep·per, hip·pest also hep·pest Slang

  1. Keenly aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.

  2. Very fashionable or stylish.


[Origin unknown.]
hip n. & v., hip'ly adv., hip'ness n.
hip 3   (hĭp)   
n.  A rose hip.

[Middle English hipe, from Old English hēope.]
hip 4   (hĭp)   
interj.  Usually used to begin a cheer: Hip, hip, hooray!
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Slang Dictionary
hip

  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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Word Origin & History

knee 
O.E. cneo, cneow "knee," from P.Gmc. *knewan (cf. O.N. kne, O.Fris. kni, M.Du. cnie, O.H.G. kniu), from PIE base *g(e)neu- (cf. Skt. janu, Avestan znum, Hittite genu "knee;" Gk. gony "knee," gonia "corner, angle;" L. genu "knee"). The verb meaning "to strike with the knee" is first recorded 1896. Phrase knee-high to a grasshopper first recorded 1851 (earliest form was knee-high to a toad, 1814). Knee-deep is from 1535. Knee-jerk (the patellar reflex) is a neurological phenomenon discovered and named 1876; the figurative use appeared soon after the phrase was coined. Knee-slapper "funny joke" is from 1966.

hip  (n1.)
"part of the body where pelvis and thigh join," O.E. hype, from P.Gmc. *khupiz (cf. Du. heup, Ger. Hüfte, Goth. hups "hip"), from PIE *qeub- "to bend." Hipsters "pants that ride on the hips" first attested 1962; hip-huggers in this sense first recorded 1967.

hip  (n2.)
"seed pod" (especially of wild rose), O.E. heope, hiope, from P.Gmc. *khiup- (cf. dial. Norw. hjupa, O.H.G. hiafo, Ger. hiefe, O.E. hiopa "briar, bramble").

hip  (adj.)
"informed," 1904, apparently originally in black slang, probably a variant of hep, with which it is identical in sense, though it is recorded four years earlier. Hip-hop music style first recorded 1982.

hip  (interjection)
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).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hip
Pronunciation: 'hip
Function: noun
1 : the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammaliantrunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them
2 : HIP JOINT

Main Entry: knee
Pronunciation: 'nE
Function: noun
1 a : a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur,tibia, and patella called also knee joint b : the part of the leg that includes this joint
2 a : the joint in the hind leg of a 4-footed vertebrate thatcorresponds to the human knee b : the carpal joint of the foreleg of a 4-footed vertebrate —kneed /'nEd/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

hip (hĭp)
n.

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

  2. The hip joint.

knee (nē)
n.

  1. The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.

  2. The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.

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Idioms & Phrases

hip

see shoot from the hip.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
HIP
Help for Incontinent People(now NAFC: National Association for Continence)
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Encyclopedia

hip

in anatomy, the joint between the thighbone (femur) and the pelvis; also the area adjacent to this joint. The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint; the round head of the femur rests in a cavity (the acetabulum) that allows free rotation of the limb. Amphibians and reptiles have relatively weak pelvic girdles, and the femur extends horizontally. This does not permit efficient resistance to gravity, and the trunks of these animals often rest partially on the ground. In mammals the hip joint allows the femur to drop vertically, thus permitting the animal to hold itself off the ground and leading to specializations for running and leaping. See also pelvic girdle.

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