hip1 nounhip2 adjectivehip3 interjection
hiphip1 /hɪp/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINhip1
Origin:
1 Old English hype2 Old English heopeEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Check that you are in a square position with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.
- Harriet met them at the edge of the yard with her hands on her hips.
- If Christmas has settled on your hips and middle, it's time to act.
- Mrs Fanning rolled her hips in a droll way like some one trying to keep up a Hula-Hoop.
- Now reverse it - right hand behind your head, left hand on hip and lean to your left.
- She had shredded the thing with her hips.
- The leotard she wore was a pale yellow Spandex, defining the wide shoulders and lean hips of a gymnast.
- The physiotherapist controls the patient's balance reactions by maintaining control of the patient's hip and knee.
WORD SETS
AC, accessory, nounadapter, nounaerosol, nounalarm, nounarm, nounash, nounattaché case, nounbag, nounbar, nounbarrel, nounbeep, verbbeeswax, nounbell, nounbelly, nounbelt, nounbench, nounbenzine, nounbinding, nounbiro, nounbolt, nounbooth, nounbox, nounbox, verbbrad, nounbriefcase, nounbristle, nounbrolly, nounbrush, nounbucket, nounbuckle, nounbuffer, nounbulb, nounBulldog clip, nounbulletin board, nounbullhorn, nounbung, nounbunting, nounbusiness card, nounbutt, nounbutton, nounbuzzer, nouncable, nouncalling card, nouncan, nouncandle, nouncane, nouncarbon, nouncarbon copy, nouncarbon paper, nouncard, nouncardboard, nouncardboard, adjectivecardboard cut-out, nouncard catalog, nouncarrier, nouncarrier bag, nouncarryall, nouncart, nouncarton, nouncartridge, nouncase, nouncaster, nouncatch, nounCellophane, nouncesspit, nounchain, nounchalice, nounchannel, nounchart, nounchute, nouncitronella, nounclamp, nouncleat, nounclip, nounclipboard, nouncomb, nouncombination lock, nouncompartment, nouncord, nouncrank, nouncrate, nouncrepe paper, nouncycle, noundetector, noundial, noundigital, adjectivedisposable, adjectivedrape, verbdrawing pin, noundryer, noundurable goods, nounDurex, nounearplug, nounelastic band, nouneraser, nouneyelet, nounfabric, nounfelt-tip pen, nounfemale, adjectivefence, nounfiberglass, nounfibreglass, nounfigurine, nounfilament, nounfile, verbFilofax, nounfire extinguisher, nounfirewood, nounfitness, nounflag, nounflagon, nounflagstaff, nounflashlight, nounflat, adjectivefloodlight, nounfoam, nounfoam, verbfog, verbfolder, nounfoolscap, nounforecourt, nounfountain, nounfountain pen, nounframe, nounfunnel, nounfuse, noungadget, noungadgetry, noungargle, verbgas, nounglue, noungoggles, noungold card, noungranny knot, noungravel, noungravelled, adjectivegravelly, adjectivegrease, noungreetings card, noungrommet, noungum, noungun, noungunnysack, noungut, nounhand-held, adjectivehandle, nounhandloom, nounharness, nounhasp, nounhealth, nounhessian, nounhinge, nounhip, nounhoarding, nounhoist, nounholder, nounhook, nounhoop, nounhooter, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhub, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveillness, nounindented, adjectiveinflatable, adjectiveingrained, adjectiveink, nouninn, nouninnkeeper, nouninsoluble, adjectiveivory, nounjacket, nounjack-knife, nounjoss stick, nounjuggle, verbkey, nounkeypad, nounkey ring, nounKleenex, nounknife, nounknob, nounlabel, nounladder, nounlantern, nounlatch, nounlatchkey, nounlather, nounlather, verbLCD, nounlead, nounlectern, nounlegal pad, nounlens, nounletterbox, nounlever, nounlibrary, nounlid, nounlidded, adjectivelift, nounlight, nounlight bulb, nounlink, nounlinseed oil, nounlitter bin, nounlock, nounlodestone, nounlog, nounloop, verblost property, nounmagnet, nounmagnetic, adjectivemagnifying glass, nounmale, adjectivemantle, nounmanual, adjectivemarker, nounmarker pen, nounmarket day, nounmast, nounmastic, nounmatchstick, nounmaterial, nounmeter, nounmeths, nounmode, nounmortar, nounmortise lock, nounmould, nounmounting, nounmovement, nounnail, nounnameplate, nounnet, nounnib, nounnipple, nounnon-standard, adjectivenoose, nounnotebook, nounnotepad, nounnoticeboard, nounnozzle, nounnut, nounoil, verboilcan, nounoily, adjectiveorb, nounoutfit, nounoutlet, nounovernight, adverbpack, verbpackage, nounpad, nounpad, verbpadlock, nounpaintwork, nounpantyliner, nounpaper, nounpaperclip, nounpasserby, nounpaste, verbpasteboard, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpattern, nounpaving, nounpearl, nounpen, nounpenknife, nounpicket fence, nounpillbox, nounpince-nez, nounpinhead, nounpipe, nounpix, nounpizza parlor, nounplug, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket calculator, nounpocket knife, nounpointer, nounpoison, nounpole, nounportfolio, nounPost-it, nounpowder, nounpowdered, adjectivepropellant, nounpropelling pencil, nounpump-action, adjectivePX, nounquarter, verbrack, nounreceptionist, nounreel, nounrefill, nounreflector, nounrefrigerate, verbregimen, nounreservation, nounreserve, verbsachet, nounsack, nounscratchpad, nounscratch paper, nounscreen, nounsealant, nounsealer, nounsearchlight, nounseason ticket, nounseat, nounself-assembly, adjectiveseptic tank, nounservice, nounservice, verbsetting, nounshade, nounsharpener, nounshovel, nounshovel, verbshovelful, nounsilver paper, nounsiphon, nounslat, nounslice, verbslot machine, nounslug, nounsmoke, nounsoot, nounsort, nounspare part, nounspigot, nounsponge, nounspool, nounspout, nounspray, nounspray can, nounspray paint, nounspring, nounstaff, nounstake, nounstalk, nounstandard, nounstaple, nounstapler, nounstationery, nounsteam, nounsteam clean, verbsteel, nounsteel wool, nounstepladder, nounstick, verbstick, nounsticker, nounstilt, nounstopper, nounstorm lantern, nounstrap, nounstreamer, nounstring, nounstub, nounsucker, nounSuperglue, nounswipe, verbswitch, nounswivel, nountab, nountack, nountag, nountag, verbtank, nountap, nountape, nountassel, nountattle, verbtea break, nounthong, nounthread, nountime-saving, adjectivetinder, nountinderbox, nountissue, nountop, nountote bag, nountowel, verbtray, nountrolley, nountube, nountubing, nountwine, nountwo-way mirror, nounumbrella, nounvent, nounvial, nounwaiting room, nounwasher, nounwaste paper, nounwatch, nounwaterspout, nounwheeled, adjectivewhistle, verbwooden, adjectivewriting paper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He fractured his right leg during training. a permanently damaged knee jointCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He was so thin that his hip bones were sticking out.
He fractured his right leg during training. a permanently damaged knee joint· It is the excellent wear characteristics of alumina which are the principal advantage in artificial hip systems.· It is exactly this problem which causes a percentage of artificial hip joint failures.· In much the same way computer simulation has been used in bioengineering in the design of prosthesis such as artificial limbs or hips.
· The massive shoulders and chest tapered down to the lean cowboy hips and long legs.· The leotard she wore was a pale yellow Spandex, defining the wide shoulders and lean hips of a gymnast.· When finally he fitted his lean hips into the cradle of hers she was ready for him, impatient for his possession.
· I say, Tash, look at her narrow, narrow hips.· Wide cheeks, the narrow hips of a boy.· Then he leaned back from his narrow hips and hurled the apple directly at Gabriel's head.· So skinny, wasted legs and narrow hips that his genitalia showed gigantic.· Usually Sara saw him as a bronzed, athletic man with a steady gaze, manly features and narrow hips.· The Ectomorph frame is small with narrow shoulders and sometimes even narrower hips.
· Never mind, Madeleine always said to the flinching Thérèse: wide hips are best for having babies.· She finished, fluttered her lashes at me and smoothed the corduroy dress over her wide hips.
NOUN· Carrying out the precision drilling in a delicate hip replacement operation is the world's first robotic surgeon.· Robodoc, a mechanical arm with a drill on the end, helped surgeons carry out a complicated hip replacement.· Do our surgical colleagues stop doing total hip replacements for pain because of the incidence of possible fatal embolism?
VERB· About this time Mrs Foskett slipped on the floor and broke her hip, dying shortly afterwards.· Drinan suffered a concussion, a broken left hip, a broken left foot and a bruised lung in a Saturday crash.· On the other hand, if I did slip and break my hip I should no doubt be dead by the morning.· Only about a third of those who have surgery for broken hips regain the same level of activity as before the fracture.· Immediately Buzz knew she'd broken her hip.· Is that what you tell your patients, to go dancing and gallivanting around just after breaking a hip?· He broke his hip whilst hunting and the poor man walked with a limp from then on.
· Because I was experiencing shooting sensations around my hips, the doctor was convinced I had a back problem.· Bolinger, a Harvard Professor shoots from the hip.· Still rolling, Forster shot from the hip.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be joined at the hip
1one of the two parts on each side of your body between the top of your leg and your waist: - A prosthesis used in a joint replacement costs between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.
- Carrying out the precision drilling in a delicate hip replacement operation is the world's first robotic surgeon.
- For those over 65, it is knee or hip replacement.
- I had been having trouble with arthritis for years, and nine years ago had a hip replacement.
- Just two months ago, he underwent bowel and hip replacement surgery that cost $ 120, 000.
- One person's hip replacement operation certainly prevents the busy surgeon from doing something else at the same time.
- She has undergone three hip replacement surgeries in the last three years.
- With 40,000 hip replacements a year, making joints is big business, now mostly done by multi-nationals companies.
- Bolinger, a Harvard Professor shoots from the hip.
- He saw himself shooting from the hip.
- Still rolling, Forster shot from the hip.
- Students were content to shoot from the hip, as Ronen Wilk had put it.
- They walk into rooms and shoot from the hip.
She stood there with her hands on her hips glaring at him. The old lady had fallen and broken her hip.2the red fruit of some kinds of roses SYN rose hiphip1 nounhip2 adjectivehip3 interjection
hiphip2 adjective informal WORD ORIGINhip2
Origin:
1900-2000 Origin unknownEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I hate old people who dress like teenagers and think they're hip.
- It's really funny when Dad tries to be hip.
- The South Side is becoming a really hip place to live.
- But I plan over the next year to completely renew my rig; there are just too many hip new things.
- But Route 66 shows that nostalgia is positively hip.
- This attitude is defiantly hip and belligerently contemporary.
Longman Language Activatorfashionable
clothes, styles, places or activities that are fashionable are popular at the present time, but will probably only be popular for a short time: · The store sells fashionable clothes at prices you can afford.· a style of painting that was fashionable in the 1930s· Kate spent her summers in Cape Cod working in a fashionable resort.· They recently opened a cafe on Manhattan's fashionable East Side.
spoken informal said to show approval of something that is fashionable, interesting, or attractive -- used especially by young people: · He was wearing these really cool sunglasses.· Many young people start smoking because they think it looks cool.
informal very fashionable now: · one of the hot young writers of the decade· They're supposed to be the hottest thing since the Beatles.
informal very fashionable, often for a short time -- used especially humorously or to show disapproval: · a trendy street market in the centre of Paris· Delgado predicts that blonde hair will become trendy this summer.· Trendy bars and restaurants are opening and inexpensive apartments in the area are getting hard to find.
well designed, and attractive in a fashionable way: · She was wearing a stylish black woollen dress.· stylish modern furniture
very fashionable in an expensive way, and showing a lot of good judgement about good style: · They live in a chic apartment overlooking the Seine.· a chic restaurant in Boston· The east side of the city has become very chic in the past few years.
fashionable and only known about by a small group of people - use this especially about things or people that later become very famous: · Alex Garland's cult novel 'The Beach' was later made into a film starring Leonardo di Caprio.· 60s cult band The Velvet Underground· Frankie Knuckles is a cult figure in dance music.
informal fashionable at the present time: · Purple seems to be in this year.be the in place: · Gstaad is the in place to go skiing in winter.the in thing to do: · Cycling to work has become the in thing to do.
informal doing things or done according to the latest fashion: · The South Side is becoming a really hip place to live.· I hate old people who dress like teenagers and think they're hip.
informal fashionable and exciting: · In four to five years, this will be a happening film festival.· The town's OK, but not what you'd call a happening place.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He fractured his right leg during training. a permanently damaged knee joint
· He was so thin that his hip bones were sticking out.
He fractured his right leg during training. a permanently damaged knee jointPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be joined at the hip
1doing things or done according to the latest fashion SYN cool: - A prosthesis used in a joint replacement costs between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.
- Carrying out the precision drilling in a delicate hip replacement operation is the world's first robotic surgeon.
- For those over 65, it is knee or hip replacement.
- I had been having trouble with arthritis for years, and nine years ago had a hip replacement.
- Just two months ago, he underwent bowel and hip replacement surgery that cost $ 120, 000.
- One person's hip replacement operation certainly prevents the busy surgeon from doing something else at the same time.
- She has undergone three hip replacement surgeries in the last three years.
- With 40,000 hip replacements a year, making joints is big business, now mostly done by multi-nationals companies.
- Bolinger, a Harvard Professor shoots from the hip.
- He saw himself shooting from the hip.
- Still rolling, Forster shot from the hip.
- Students were content to shoot from the hip, as Ronen Wilk had put it.
- They walk into rooms and shoot from the hip.
McMillan’s novel gets my vote for hippest book of the year.2be/get hip to something to learn about a new product, idea etc: More and more people are getting hip to e-banking.hip1 nounhip2 adjectivehip3 interjection
hiphip3 interjection WORD ORIGINhip3
Origin:
1700-1800 Origin unknownCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He fractured his right leg during training. a permanently damaged knee joint
· He was so thin that his hip bones were sticking out.
He fractured his right leg during training. a permanently damaged knee jointPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be joined at the hip
hip, hip, hooray! used as a shout of approval- A prosthesis used in a joint replacement costs between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.
- Carrying out the precision drilling in a delicate hip replacement operation is the world's first robotic surgeon.
- For those over 65, it is knee or hip replacement.
- I had been having trouble with arthritis for years, and nine years ago had a hip replacement.
- Just two months ago, he underwent bowel and hip replacement surgery that cost $ 120, 000.
- One person's hip replacement operation certainly prevents the busy surgeon from doing something else at the same time.
- She has undergone three hip replacement surgeries in the last three years.
- With 40,000 hip replacements a year, making joints is big business, now mostly done by multi-nationals companies.
- Bolinger, a Harvard Professor shoots from the hip.
- He saw himself shooting from the hip.
- Still rolling, Forster shot from the hip.
- Students were content to shoot from the hip, as Ronen Wilk had put it.
- They walk into rooms and shoot from the hip.