[hip] 
noun, adjective, verb, hipped, hip⋅ping.| 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). |
| 5. | (esp. of a garment) extending to the hips; hiplength: hip boots. |
| 6. | (esp. 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. |
hip (hĭp)
n.
The lateral prominence of the pelvis from the waist to the thigh.
The hip joint.
