What does hip mean?
Definitions for hip
ˈeɪtʃˈaɪˈpi or, sometimes, hɪphip
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hip.
Princeton's WordNet
hipnoun
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hipnoun
the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxaenoun
the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
hipnoun
(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof
hip, rose hip, rosehipadjective
the fruit of a rose plant
hep, hip, hip to(p)adjective
informed about the latest trends
GCIDE
hipadjective
Aware of the latest ideas, trends, fashions, and developments in popular music and entertainment culture; not square; -- same as hep.
hipadjective
Aware of the latest fashions and behaving as expected socially, especially in clothing style and musical taste; exhibiting an air of casual sophistication; cool; with it; -- used mostly among young people in the teens to twenties.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hip, Hippishadjective
Etymology: A corruption of hypochondriack. Robert Ainsworth
Hipinterject.
An exclamation, or calling to one; the same as the Latin eho, heus! Robert Ainsworth
HIPnoun
Etymology: hype, Saxon.
How now, which of your hips has the most profound sciatica. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.
Hippocrates affirmeth of the Scythians, that, using continual riding, they were generally molested with the sciatica, or hip gout. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v.
So shepherds use
To set the same mark on the hip
Both of their sound and rotten sheep. Hudibras, p. ii.Against a stump his tusk the monster grinds,
And ranch’d his hips with one continu’d wound. Dryden.If this poor brach of Venice, whom I cherish
For his quick hunting, stand the putting on,
I’ll have our Michael Cassio on the hip. William Shakespeare, Othello.Hipnoun
The fruit of the briar or the dogrose.
Etymology: hype, Saxon.
Eating hips and drinking watry foam. Hubberd’s Tale.
Why should you want? Behold, the earth hath roots;
The oaks bear masts, the briars scarlet hips. William Shakespeare.Years of store of haws and hips do commonly portend cold Winters. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
To Hipverb
Etymology: from hip.
His horse was hipp’d, with an old motly saddle, and the stirrups of no kindred. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.
Your different tastes divide our poets cares;
One foot the sock, t’other the buskin wears:
Thus while he strives to please, he’s forc’d to do’t,
Like Volscius hip-hop in a single boot. William Congreve.
ChatGPT
hip
Hip refers to the part of the human body between the waist and the thigh, which is formed by the large, rounded bones at the top part of the pelvis. The hip is also a joint that connects the thigh bone to the pelvic bone, allowing movement and weight-bearing.
Webster Dictionary
Hipnoun
the projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle
Hipnoun
the external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions
Hipnoun
in a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord
Hipverb
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
Hipverb
to throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock)
Hipverb
to make with a hip or hips, as a roof
Hipnoun
the fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina)
Hip
used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!
Hipnoun
alt. of Hipps
Etymology: [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. hfte, Dan. hofte, Sw. hft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.]
Wikidata
Hip
In vertebrate anatomy, hip refer to either an anatomical region or a joint. The hip region is located lateral to the gluteal region, inferior to the iliac crest, and overlying the greater trochanter of the femur, or "thigh bone". In adults, three of the bones of the pelvis have fused into the hip bone which forms part of the hip region. The hip joint, scientifically referred to as the acetabulofemoral joint, is the joint between the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis and its primary function is to support the weight of the body in both static and dynamic postures. The hip joints are the most important part in retaining balance. The pelvic inclination angle, which is the single most important element of human body posture, is adjusted at the hips.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hip
hip, n. the haunch or fleshy part of the thigh: (archit.) the external angle formed by the sides of a roof when the end slopes backward instead of terminating in a gable.—v.t. to sprain the hip:—pr.p. hip′ping; pa.p. hipped, hipt.—ns. Hip′-bath, a bath to sit in—also Sitz-bath; Hip′-gir′dle, -belt, the 14th-century sword-belt, passing diagonally from waist to hip; Hip′-gout, sciatica; Hip′-joint, the articulation of the head of the thigh-bone with the ilium; Hip′-knob, an ornament placed on the apex of the hips of a roof or on a gable; Hip′-lock, a trick in wrestling by which one throws a leg and hip before the other to throw him; Hip′ping, a napkin wrapped about an infant's hips.—adj. Hip′-shot, having the hip out of joint.—Hip-and-thigh, in phrase, 'smitten hip-and-thigh'=smitten both before and behind, completely overpowered.—Have, Catch, on the hip, to get an advantage over some one—a metaphor from the wrestling-ring. [A.S. hype; Goth. hups, Ger. hüfte.]
Hip
hip, Hep, hep, n. the fruit of the wild brier or dog-rose. [A.S. héope, a hip.]
Hip
Hyp, hip, n. hypochondria.—v.t. to render melancholy.—adjs. Hipped, rendered melancholy; Hip′pish, somewhat hypochondriac. [A corr. of hypochondria.]
Hip
hip, interj. an exclamation to invoke a united cheer—Hip′-hip′-hurr′ah.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Hip
The projecting part on each side of the body, formed by the side of the pelvis and the top portion of the femur.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
HIP
A popular location for the retail liquor business.
Editors Contribution
hip
A type of joint in the human body.
The hip joint is important, it helps us walk easily.
Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'hip' in Nouns Frequency: #1960
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hip in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hip in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of hip in a Sentence
It makes it seem like there can only be room for one woman to be an artist at a time in this hip-hop world.
When you have respected voices in sport like Sharon Davies and Martina Navratilova sounding off and shooting from the hip, when actually they're not familiar with the research, it's incredibly damaging, it creates a very toxic environment for the trans community.
With Mexico and Costa Rica, it’s overwhelmingly dental and cosmetic surgery. However, certain countries are known for specialties. For example, in Singapore, stem cell and oncology is huge. In India, South India and Chennai Apollo hospitals does incredible work with hip and knee surgeries, in Eastern Europe, a lot of people from the UK – but also people from the United States – travel to Hungary, Croatia and Turkey for everything from dental to light cosmetic surgery.
You have got to build trust first by demonstrating commitment. You have to be disciplined in planning. You can't shoot from the hip and then pull a plan together – no way, at the start (of my career) I talked a lot; I was selling too much. Later I learned to listen.
But it's hard to be hip over thirty When everyone else is nineteen, When the last dance we learned was the Lindy, And the last we heard, girls who looked like Barbra Streisand Were trying to do something about it.
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