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Definition of 'hip'

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
  • The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
  • In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
  • (Waddell)
    Derived terms
    (top2) * hipbone * hip joint (mid2) * hip replacement * hip roof * shoot from the hip (bottom)

    Verb

    (hipp)
  • (chiefly|sports) To use one's hips to bump into someone.
  • To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock ).
  • To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side.
  • To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The fruit of a rose.
  • Derived terms
    * rosehip

    Etymology 3

    Probably a variant of . Maybe from (etyl) {{reference-book | first=Clarence | last=Major | year=1994 | title=Juba to jive: a dictionary of African-American slang | page = 234 | pageurl = http://books.google.fr/books?hl=fr&id=4LNZAAAAMAAJ&q=wolof
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    Adjective

    (hipper)
  • (slang) aware, informed, up-to-date, trendy
  • * '>citation
  • Rudolph promoted Stevens Pass with restless zeal. In seven years there, he helped turn a relatively small, roadside ski area into a hip destination.
    Synonyms
    * cool, groovy

    Verb

    (hipp)
  • (slang) To inform, to make knowledgeable.
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  • * 2009 , Sean Rogers, Pynchon and comics
  • The guy hips himself to so many things.

    See also

    * hip-hop * * hip hip hooray *

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    References

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