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hip (hip)

noun

    1. the part of the human body surrounding and including the hip joint; esp., the fleshy part between the waist and the upper thigh; haunch
    2. hip joint
  2. the corresponding part of an animal's body
  3. Archit. the angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roof

Etymology: ME hipe < OE hype, akin to Ger hüfte (OHG huf) < IE *keub-, to bend, as at a joint (< base *keu-, to bend, bend over) > L cubare, to lie, Gr kybos, hollow above the hips of cattle

transitive verb hipped, hipping hip′·ping

to make (a roof) with such an angle or angles
hip Idioms

on the hip

or upon the hip
Rare at a disadvantage: originally with reference to wrestling

smite hip and thigh

Etymology: cf. Judg. 15:8

to attack unsparingly; overwhelm with or as with blows
hip2 definition

hip (hip)

noun

the fleshy false fruit of the rose, containing the achenes or true fruits: it is rich in vitamin C

Etymology: with Early ModE shortened vowel < ME hepe < OE heope, akin to OHG hiufo, OS hiopo < IE base *eub-, brier, thorn

hip3 definition

hip (hip)

interjection

used in cheers hip, hip, hurray!
hip4 definition

☆ hip (hip)

adjective hipper hip′·per, hippest hip′·pest

    1. sophisticated; knowing; aware
    2. fashionable; stylish
  2. of or associated with hipsters or hippies

Etymology: < ? hep

Related Forms:

hip Idioms

get (or be) hip to

Slang to become (or be) informed or knowledgeable about

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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