Word forms: plural hips, comparative hipper, superlative hippest
1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
Your hips are the two areas at the sides of your body between the tops of your legs and your waist.
Tracey put her hands on her hips and sighed.
-hippedcombining form
He is broad-chested and narrow-hipped.
2. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
You refer to the bones between the tops of your legs and your waist as your hips.
3. adjective
If you say that someone is hip, you mean that they are very modern and follow all the latest fashions, for example in clothes and ideas.
[informal]
...a hip young character with tight-cropped blond hair and stylish glasses.
Synonyms: trendy [British, informal], on trend, with it [old-fashioned, informal], fashionable More Synonyms of hip
4. countable noun
A hip is a rosehip.
5.
See hip hip hooray
6.
See to shoot from the hip
hip in British English1
(hɪp)
noun
1. (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
2. another name for pelvis (sense 1)
3. short for hip joint
4.
the angle formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet or where a sloping side meets a sloping end
Derived forms
hipless (ˈhipless)
adjective
hiplike (ˈhipˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English hype; related to Old High German huf, Gothic hups, Dutch heup
hip in British English2
(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 called: rosehip
Word origin
Old English héopa; related to Old Saxon hiopo, Old High German hiufo, Dutch joop, Norwegian dialect hjūpa
hip in British English3
(hɪp)
exclamation
an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah)
Word origin
C18: of unknown origin
hip in British English4
(hɪp) or hep
adjectiveWord forms: hipper, hippest, hepper or heppest slang
1.
aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
2. (often postpositive; foll byto)
informed (about)
Word origin
C20: variant of earlier hep
HIP in British English
(hɪp)
noun acronym for
(formerly 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
hip in American English1
(hɪp)
noun
1.
a.
the part of the human body surrounding and including the hip joint; esp., the fleshy part between the waist and the upper thigh; haunch
b.
hip joint
2.
the corresponding part of an animal's body
3. Architecture
the angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roof
verb transitiveWord forms: hipped or ˈhipping
4.
to make (a roof) with such an angle or angles
Idioms:
on the hip
smite hip and thigh
Word origin
ME hipe < OE hype, akin to Ger hüfte (OHG huf) < IE *keub-, to bend, as at a joint (< base *keu-, to bend, bend over) > L cubare, to lie, Gr kybos, hollow above the hips of cattle
hip in American English2
(hɪp)
noun
the fleshy false fruit of the rose, containing the achenes or true fruits: it is rich in vitamin C
Word origin
with Early ModE shortened vowel < ME hepe < OE heope, akin to OHG hiufo, OS hiopo < IE base *eub-, brier, thorn
hip in American English3
(hɪp)
interjection
used in cheers
hip, hip, hurray!
hip in American English4
(hɪp)
US
adjectiveWord forms: ˈhipper or ˈhippest Slang
1.
a.
sophisticated; knowing; aware
b.
fashionable; stylish
2.
of or associated with hipsters or hippies
Idioms:
get (or be) hip to
Derived forms
hipness (ˈhipness)
noun
Word origin
< ? hep
More idioms containing
hip
shoot from the hip
joined at the hip
Examples of 'hip' in a sentence
hip
Sales and profits at the hip fashion chain have surged.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Flowers are followed by large decorative hips.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Rest on your right elbow positioned under your shoulder and lift your hips and knees off the floor.
The Sun (2016)
Artificial hips and knees are recycled and other metals are removed with a magnet before the ashes are handed to the family.
The Sun (2016)
There's not much that you can do to increase the number of hips a rose produces.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the past five years I have had two hip replacements and one knee replacement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A night on the town fuses American hip hop with extraordinarily loud reggae and Jamaican dancehall.
The Sun (2016)
When I did it consistently for six weeks, it really tightened and shrunk my hips and thighs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It turns out there is more to success in fashion than being hip.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Many women also increase the fat deposits around their hips and thighs.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
Lift top leg to hip height then sweep it out in front.
The Sun (2014)
What a good year it has been for rose hips.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Not bad for a man who has had two hip operations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They provide better mobility than previous artificial hips.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It certainly puts my hip in perspective as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You might as well just strap one to each hip.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And my hip on that side is painful.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Lie face down with your forearms touching the floor and your hips and legs on the ground.
The Sun (2011)
Some wild rose hips have already turned orange.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The hip hop star backed out of saying anything and quickly did a U-turn.
The Sun (2015)
What they didn't realise is that they were witnessing the birth of modern hip hop.
The Sun (2009)
The smaller you want your hips to appear, the larger the triangle.
The Sun (2012)
The dress is far too tight across the hips and thighs, which is where she carries most weight.
The Sun (2007)
Keep your hips and pelvis stable and try not to twist as you walk, or you could lose your balance.
The Sun (2015)
He said that house prices could be forced up once Hips are introduced next year because fewer homes may be put up for sale.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The former MotoGP star and fans' favourite has had a year out following a hip operation.
The Sun (2013)
Many wore their trousers round their hips, a fashion that began in America when young men were released from custody without their belts.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Word lists with
hip
terms used in architecture
In other languages
hip
British English: hip /hɪp/ NOUN
Your hips are the two areas or bones at the sides of your body between the tops of your legs and your waist.
She put her hands on her hips and laughed.
American English: hip
Arabic: وِرْك
Brazilian Portuguese: quadril
Chinese: 髋
Croatian: kuk
Czech: bok kyčel
Danish: hofte
Dutch: heup
European Spanish: cadera
Finnish: lanne
French: hanche
German: Hüfte
Greek: γοφός
Italian: anca
Japanese: 腰
Korean: 엉덩이
Norwegian: hofte
Polish: biodro
European Portuguese: anca
Romanian: șold
Russian: бедро
Latin American Spanish: cadera
Swedish: höft
Thai: สะโพก
Turkish: kalça
Ukrainian: стегно
Vietnamese: hông
British English: hip ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone is hip, you mean that they are very modern and follow all the latest fashions, for example in clothes and ideas.
...a hip young character with tight-cropped blond hair and stylish glasses.
American English: hip
Brazilian Portuguese: moderno
Chinese: 时髦的
European Spanish: a la moda
French: branché
German: hip
Italian: alla moda
Japanese: 最近のことに明るい
Korean: 최신 유행의
European Portuguese: moderno
Latin American Spanish: a la moda
Chinese translation of 'hip'
hip
(hɪp)
n(c)
(Anat) 髋(髖)部 (kuānbù)
adj
(inf, = trendy) 赶(趕)时(時)髦的 (gǎn shímáo de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
aware of or following the latest trends
(slang)
a hip young character with tight-cropped hair
Synonyms
trendy (British, informal)
a trendy London nightclub
on trend
with it (old-fashioned, informal)
Don't you hate it when politicians try to be with it and trendy?