hip¹ Definition
hip (hip)
noun
- the part of the human body surrounding and including the hip joint; esp., the fleshy part between the waist and the upper thigh; haunch
- hip joint
- the corresponding part of an animal's body
- 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, hip′·ping
to make (a roof) with such an angle or angles
hip¹ Idioms
on the hip
or upon the hipRare 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)
used in cheers hip, hip, hurray!
hip4 Definition
☆ hip (hip)
adjective hip′·per, hip′·pest
- sophisticated; knowing; aware
- fashionable; stylish
- of or associated with hipsters or hippies
Etymology: < ? hep
hip4 Related Forms
hip4 Idioms
get (or be) hip to
Slang to become (or be) informed or knowledgeable about
hip* Synonyms
hip*
modif.
hip Synonyms
hip Usage Examples
Converse of object
- dislocate: Catching in this way leads to dislocated hips in some meat chickens.
- flex: Patient supine Hip flexed to 45° , the knee flexed to 80° and the tibia in 15° of external rotation.
- bruise: A fortnight with what seemed no sleep and a perpetually bruised hip drove me to buy one.
- sway: Swing your forearms in the direction of the slide whilst swaying the hips in the same direction also.
- rotate: While the knee is bent, hold the knee and hip at 90 degrees of flexion and internally rotate the hip.
Adjective modifier
- metal-on-metal: As with other new bearing couples longer-term clinical results are awaited with the metal-on-metal surface replacement hips.
- fractured: He referred Mrs A for an X-ray and she was found to have a fractured hip; she died in hospital on 21 January.
- arthritic: How do I lose weight and exercise with an arthritic hip?
- clicky: Seemingly, babies who stay that way are prone to having a condition called ' clicky hips ' .
- broken: Bone samples from the broken hip were sent to pathology.
- artificial: Similarly, patients happily walking around on artificial hips had no clear image of the prosthesis inside them.
Modifies a noun
- hop: DJs play rare groove, funk, hip hop, disco & house [ Sunday is Reggae night!
- fracture: Rates of admission for hip fracture in Dagenham PCG are similar to the BHHA average.
- replacement: Bearing surface options for total hip replacement in young patients.
- protector: However, all hip protectors are not the same!
- dysplasia: The occurrence of hip dysplasia can be reduced by not breeding from affected animals.
- flexor: CKCE concentrates on a co-contraction of the quadriceps, hamstrings, hip flexors, soleus, and gastrocnemius muscles ( 9 ).
Noun used with modifier
- rose: Word spread about the health benefits of the wild rose hips and Hansen began selling the powder to people all over Denmark.
- replacement: Metal-on-metal - a replacement hip joint in which both parts, or both surfaces, are metal.
- revision: Usually if revision hip replacement is not an option, the loosened prosthesis is removed altogether.
Browse dictionary entries near hip
- ‹ hinterland
- ‹ hinted at
- ‹ hint
- ‹ Hinshelwood
- ‹ hinny
- ‹ hinged
- ‹ hinge joint
- ‹ hinge
- ‹ Hines
- ‹ Hindustani
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