hip

noun

/hɪp/

Idioms

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the area at either side of the body between the top of the leg and the middle part of the body; the joint at the top of the leg that connects it with the top part of the body
- She stood with her hands on her hips.
- These jeans are too tight around the hips.
- a hip replacement operation
- the hip bone
- She broke her hip in the fall.
Collocations Physical appearance
Physical appearance
- A person may be described as having:
Eyes
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
Hair and skin
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Extra Examples
- Don't carry money or documents in your hip pocket.
- He had his leg amputated at the hip.
- He leaned casually against the door frame, hands on hips.
- He put his hands on his hips and sighed.
- Her hips had spread since having a baby.
- Her hips were still narrow like a girl's.
- Her hips were swaying seductively in time to the music.
- My grandmother's having a hip replacement.
- She was carrying a baby on her hip.
- She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the hips.
- She wiggled her hips seductively as she walked.
- The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the hip.
- The skirt is slit to the hip on one side.
- Twist your hips in your opponent's direction as you punch.
Topics Bodyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lean
- narrow
- slender
- …
verb + hip
- have your hands on
- put your hands on
- gyrate
- …
hip + verb
- move
- sway
- swing
- …
hip + noun
- fracture
- injury
- pain
- …
preposition
- across the hips
- at the hip
- from the hip
- …
phrases
- hands on (your) hips
See full entry
-hipped
(in adjectives) having hips of the size or shape mentioned
- large-hipped
- slim-hipped
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristics
Compound adjectives for physical characteristics
- -beaked
- -bellied
- -billed
- -blooded
- -bodied
- -cheeked
- -chested
- -eared
- -eyed
- -faced
- -fingered
- -footed
- -haired
- -handed
- -headed
- -hearted
- -hipped
- -lidded
- -limbed
- -mouthed
- -necked
- -nosed
- -skinned
- -tailed
- -throated
- -toothed
(also rose hip)
the red fruit that grows on some types of wild rose bush

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English hype, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heup and German Hüfte, also to hop (verb). noun sense 3 Old English hēope, hīope, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch joop and German Hiefe.

Idioms

shoot from the hip

to react quickly without thinking carefully first

单词	hip
释义	hip noun /hɪp/ /hɪp/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image the area at either side of the body between the top of the leg and the middle part of the body; the joint at the top of the leg that connects it with the top part of the body She stood with her hands on her hips. These jeans are too tight around the hips. a hip replacement operation the hip bone She broke her hip in the fall. Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance A person may be described as having: Eyes (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes piercing/penetrating/steely eyes bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes Face a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose full/thick/thin/pouty lips dry/chapped/cracked lips flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks soft/chubby/sunken cheeks white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead a strong/weak/pointed/double chin a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache Hair and skin pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair a bald/balding/shaved head a receding hairline a bald patch/spot a side/centre(British English) parting Body a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest a flat/swollen/bulging stomach a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist big/wide/narrow/slim hips a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back thin/slender/muscular arms big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build Extra Examples Don't carry money or documents in your hip pocket. He had his leg amputated at the hip. He leaned casually against the door frame, hands on hips. He put his hands on his hips and sighed. Her hips had spread since having a baby. Her hips were still narrow like a girl's. Her hips were swaying seductively in time to the music. My grandmother's having a hip replacement. She was carrying a baby on her hip. She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the hips. She wiggled her hips seductively as she walked. The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the hip. The skirt is slit to the hip on one side. Twist your hips in your opponent's direction as you punch. Topics Bodyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective lean narrow slender … verb + hip have your hands on put your hands on gyrate … hip + verb move sway swing … hip + noun fracture injury pain … preposition across the hips at the hip from the hip … phrases hands on (your) hips See full entry -hipped (in adjectives) having hips of the size or shape mentioned large-hipped slim-hipped More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics -beaked -bellied -billed -blooded -bodied -cheeked -chested -eared -eyed -faced -fingered -footed -haired -handed -headed -hearted -hipped -lidded -limbed -mouthed -necked -nosed -skinned -tailed -throated -toothed (also rose hip) the red fruit that grows on some types of wild rose bush Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English hype, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heup and German Hüfte, also to hop (verb). noun sense 3 Old English hēope, hīope, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch joop and German Hiefe. Idioms shoot from the hip to react quickly without thinking carefully first hip adjective /hɪp/ /hɪp/ (comparative hipper, superlative hippest) (informal) jump to other results following or knowing what is fashionable in clothes, music, etc. He's just trying to be hip! the hippest club in town It was a really hip place to go. It’s hard to be hip and forty. opposite unhip Word Originadjective early 20th cent. (originally US): of unknown origin. hip exclamation /hɪp/ /hɪp/ Word Originexclamation mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin. Idioms jump to other results Idioms hip, hip, hooray! (also less frequent hip, hip, hurrah/hurray!) used by a group of people to show their approval of somebody. One person in the group says ‘hip, hip’ and the others then shout ‘hooray’. ‘Three cheers for the bride and groom: Hip, hip…’ ‘Hooray!’
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