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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.
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.
(especially of a garment) extending to the hips; hiplength: hip boots.
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Hipless
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
verb (used with object)
Idioms6.
(especially of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of.
7.
Architecture. to form (a roof) with a hip or hips.
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.
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World English Dictionary
| hip1 (hɪp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (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 |
| 2. | another name for pelvis |
| 3. | short for hip joint |
| 4. | the angle formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet or where a sloping side meets a sloping end |
| [Old English hype; related to Old High German huf, Gothic hups, Dutch heup] | |
| 'hipless1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'hiplike1 | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
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).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
hip (hĭp)
n.
The lateral prominence of the pelvis from the waist to the thigh.
The hip joint.
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Slang Dictionary
hip definition
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