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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.

adjective

(especially of a garment) extending to the hips; hiplength:
hip boots.

verb (used with object)

, hipped, hip·ping.

(especially of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of.
Architecture. to form (a roof ) with a hip or hips.

noun

the ripe fruit of a rose, especially of a wild rose.

interjection

(used as a cheer or in signaling for cheers):
Hip, hip, hurrah!

adjective

, hip·per, hip·pest.

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.

verb (used with object)

, hipped, hip·ping.

to make or keep aware or informed.

[ eych-ahy-peeor, sometimes, hip ]

/ hɪp /

interjection

an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah )

/ hɪp /

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

/ hɪp /

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

/ hɪp /

noun

often plural either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh, overlying the lateral part of the pelvis and its articulation with the thighbones
the angle formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet or where a sloping side meets a sloping end

/ hɪp /

adjective

aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
often postpositivefoll byto
informed (about)

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Derived Forms

ˈhipˌlike, adjective
ˈhipless, adjective

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Other Words From

hipless adjective
hiplike adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hip1

First recorded before

1000; Middle English hipe, hupe, Old English hype; cognate with Old High German huf ( German Hüfte “hip”), Gothic hups “hip, loin”; compare Greek kýbos “cube, die; the hollow above the hips (of cattle),” Latin cubitus “elbow” ( cubit

); cube 1

Origin of hip2

First recorded

before 900; Middle English hepe, Old English hēope “hip, briar”; cognate with Old High German hiufo “bramble”

Origin of hip3

First recorded in

1745–55;

origin uncertain

Origin of hip4

An Americanism dating back to

1900–05;

of uncertain origin;

hep

and

hip

are recorded at similar dates and are similar in meaning, but the relationship between the two words is unclear

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hip1

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of hip2

Old English héopa; related to Old Saxon hiopo, Old High German hiufo, Dutch joop, Norwegian dialect hjūpa

Origin of hip3

Old English hype; related to Old High German huf, Gothic hups, Dutch heup

Origin of hip4

C20: variant of earlier hep

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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.

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Example Sentences

Davis, who scored 40 points, worked from the block with Wembanyama on his hip and the shot clock running down, only to find a cutting LeBron James for a layup that helped ice the win.

And squeezing his NBA-sized body into a dragster cockpit traditionally built for someone a third his size has left him with bruises on his hips, cramps in his legs and regular visits to the chiropractor.

He laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with the help of his wife Heather Morgan, who used the alias Razzlekhan to promote her hip hop music.

Last year he posted a picture on social media of himself standing hip deep in a pothole on the road.

“I was very overweight and had hip problems and blood pressure problems,” Katz says.

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