Definitions for hip
ˈeɪtʃˈaɪˈpi or, sometimes, hɪphip

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hipnoun

   either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh

2. 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

3. hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxaenoun

   the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

4. hipnoun

   (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof

5. hip, rose hip, rosehipadjective

   the fruit of a rose plant

6. hep, hip, hip to(p)adjective

   informed about the latest trends

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hipadjective

   Aware of the latest ideas, trends, fashions, and developments in popular music and entertainment culture; not square; -- same as hep.

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hip, Hippishadjective

   Etymology: A corruption of hypochondriack. Robert Ainsworth

2. Hipinterject.

   An exclamation, or calling to one; the same as the Latin eho, heus! Robert Ainsworth

3. HIPnoun

   Etymology: hype, Saxon.

   1. The joint of the thigh; the fleshy part of the thigh.

   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.

   2. To have on the Hip. [A low phrase.] To have an advantage over another. It seems to be taken from hunting, the hip or haunch of a deer being the part commonly seised by the dogs.

   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.

4. 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.

5. To Hipverb

   Etymology: from hip.

   1. To sprain or shoot the hip.

   His horse was hipp’d, with an old motly saddle, and the stirrups of no kindred. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.

   2. Hip-hop. A cant word formed by the reduplication of hop.

   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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hipnoun

   the projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle

2. 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

3. Hipnoun

   in a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord

4. 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

5. Hipverb

   to throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock)

6. Hipverb

   to make with a hip or hips, as a roof

7. Hipnoun

   the fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina)

8. Hip

   used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!

9. Hipnoun

   alt. of Hipps

10. 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

2. Hip

   hip, Hep, hep, n. the fruit of the wild brier or dog-rose. [A.S. héope, a hip.]

3. Hip

   Hyp, hip, n. hypochondria.—v.t. to render melancholy.—adjs. Hipped, rendered melancholy; Hip′pish, somewhat hypochondriac. [A corr. of hypochondria.]

4. Hip

   hip, interj. an exclamation to invoke a united cheer—Hip′-hip′-hurr′ah.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HIP

   A popular location for the retail liquor business.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. hip

   Song lyrics by hip -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hip on the Lyrics.com website.

2. HIP

   What does HIP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HIP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Architecture
   • Ball-and-socket Joint
   • Body Part
   • Exterior Angle
   • Girdle

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hip' in Nouns Frequency: #1960

Anagrams for hip »

1. phi

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hip in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hip in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hip in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Kirkland:

   We could n’t be more excited to announce this collaboration with two of the most trailblazing figures in hip-hop and culture, our users are inspired by Trina’s confidence and her powerful female-first lyrics, while Saucy Santana’s fervent and self-assured lyrics have broken barriers of inclusivity in the hip-hop community. With these two cultural icons, we hope to empower a new generation of young voters to get involved in this and future elections.

2. Snoop Dogg:

   We appreciate the NFL for even entertaining hip-hop because we know a lot of people that don’t want hip-hop onstage, but we’re here now and there’s nothing you can do about it.

3. Matt Delzell:

   Cam has a cool factor about him, he puts his name and reputation behind different things in different categories again because of the nature of who he is, peyton does pizza and insurance and those are pretty safe categories, safe companies. Beats (headphones) is edgy, they play hip hop in their spots and they are all about music and being cool and Under Armour is certainly a cool brand as well.

4. Raymond Chandler:

   Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought to have had your brakes relined last week before you smashed a front end this week. Common sense is the Monday morning quarterback who could have won the ball game if he had been on the team. But he never is. He's high up in the stands with a flask on his hip. Common sense is the little man in a gray suit who never makes a mistake in addition. But it's always somebody else's money he's adding up.

5. Alberto Esquenazi:

   When you walk, your hip bends at about half of the range that your knee bends— people don’t realize that. Your hip works a lot less than your knee from the perspective of movement … because they’re carrying the whole load of the hip muscles, they have to work harder.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hip
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=hip
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hip
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hip
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hip
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=hip