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hip
1[ hip ]
noun
- 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.
- 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 ).
adjective
- (especially of a garment) extending to the hips; hiplength:
hip boots.
verb (used with object)
- (especially of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of.
- Architecture. to form (a roof ) with a hip or hips.
hip
2[ hip ]
noun
- the ripe fruit of a rose, especially of a wild rose.
hip
3[ hip ]
interjection
- (used as a cheer or in signaling for cheers):
Hip, hip, hurrah!
hip
4[ hip ]
adjective
- 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.
noun
- Also hipness. the condition or state of being hip.
- a hippie or beatnik; hipster.
verb (used with object)
- to make or keep aware or informed.
HIP
5[ eych-ahy-peeor, sometimes, hip ]
- Health Insurance Plan.
HIP
1/ ɪ /
acronym for
- (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
hip
2/ ɪ /
noun
hip
3/ ɪ /
noun
- the berry-like brightly coloured fruit of a rose plant: a swollen receptacle, rich in vitamin C, containing several small hairy achenes Also calledrosehip
hip
4/ ɪ /
interjection
- an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah )
hip
5/ ɪ /
adjective
- aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
- often postpositivefoll byto informed (about)
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, adjective
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
- l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hip1
Origin of hip2
Origin of hip3
Origin of hip4
Word History and Origins
Origin of hip1
Origin of hip2
Origin of hip3
Origin of hip4
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing hip
see shoot from the hip .Example Sentences
“Filth are my politics, flith is my life,” Wilson mugs for the camera, flipping her hair and putting her hands on her hips.
LeBron James, whom we last saw on the court grimacing after a hip flexor strain, didn’t have much burst to the basket or much touch on his shot.
But the Clippers turned the ball over after Kawhi Leonard had it bounce off his hip with 33.5 seconds left and the Clippers still up by one.
These celebrities were moving very awkwardly, and I was able to identify that it was how they held their hips or posed their hands.
“He said at a news conference, ‘The two of us will be tied at the hip together because of what I did and how he described it.’
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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