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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/ ³óɪ±è /
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/ ³óɪ±è /
noun
hip
3/ ³óɪ±è /
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/ ³óɪ±è /
interjection
- an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah )
hip
5/ ³óɪ±è /
adjective
- aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
- often postpositivefoll byto informed (about)
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó¾±±èËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
- ˈ³ó¾±±è±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó¾±±èl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ³ó¾±±èl¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hip1
Origin of hip2
Origin of hip3
Origin of hip4
˜yÐÄvlog 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
Since learning that he’s not going to die soon, he has gotten stem-cell treatments, he said — done in MedellÃn, Colombia — in his knees, hips and back.
As a DJ played '90s hip hop, computer developers rubbed shoulders actors and executives, in a sign of the changing power players in the industry.
They were joined at the hip by greatness and public passion.
He’s been immobilized by a hip injury, and looked up quizzically from his bed.
The first plaintiff – a set decorator – told the court on Tuesday that after a minor argument with Depardieu he caught her between his legs, held her by the hips and told her obscenities.
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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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