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Hipped
is always a great word to know.
So is skyscraper. Does it mean:
| a building of exceptional height completely supported by a framework, as of girders, from which the walls are suspended, as opposed to a building supported by load-bearing walls |
| an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch; a door or gateway with a curved head |
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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.
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.
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.
adjective, hip·per, hip·pest.
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.
verb (used with object), hipped, hip·ping.
6.
to make or keep aware or informed.
Also, hep.
Origin:
1900–05; earlier hep; of disputed orig.
1900–05; earlier hep; of disputed orig.
Related forms
hip·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
| hipped1 (hɪpt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. having a hip or hips |
| b. (in combination): broad-hipped; low-hipped | |
| 2. | (esp of cows, sheep, reindeer, elk, etc) having an injury to the hip, such as a dislocation of the bones |
| 3. | architect See also hipped roof having a hip or hips |
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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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
hip definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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