hipnoun [ C ]
uk/hɪp/us/hɪp/hip noun [ C ] (BODY PART)
B2 the area below the waist and above the legs at either side of the body, or the joint that connects the leg to the upper part of the body:
This exercise is designed to trim your hips and stomach.
The skirt was a bit tight across the hips.
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- The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint.
- She has a rheumatic hip.
- Her hip has been troublesome for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it.
- His hip had to be x-rayed to see if it was forming properly.
- With a wiggle of her hips, she pulled up the trousers.
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The human torso
- -bellied
- -chested
- abs
- axilla
- breast
- crotch
- diaphragm
- flank
- glute
- gluteus
- groin
- love handles
- paunch
- pectorals
- pot
- shoulder
- six-pack
- solar plexus
- spare tyre
- waisted
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Bone structures
hip noun [ C ] (FRUIT)
mainly UK a rose hip
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Types of fruit
- angelica
- apple
- avocado
- açaí
- banana
- cumquat
- currant
- damson
- dried fruit
- durian
- mango
- maraschino cherry
- melon
- mulberry
- navel orange
- satsuma
- satsuma plum
- sloe
- soft fruit
- starfruit
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hipadjective
uk/hɪp/us/hɪp/hipper, hippest informalfashionable:
The bars in the old part of the town are frequented by hip young students.
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Modern & fashionable
- be (all) the rage idiom
- be having a moment idiom
- be the last word in sth idiom
- be the new sth idiom
- futuristic
- get with the programme idiom
- happening
- high-tech
- hipster
- minute 1
- programme
- progressive
- sharp
- smart
- space-age
- state-of-the-art
- street cred
- swinger
- swinging
- à la mode
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hipexclamation
uk/hɪp/us/hɪp/hip, hip, hooray/hurray!
an expression that is called out, often by a group of people at the same time, to express approval of someone:
Three cheers for the bride and groom! Hip, hip, hooray!
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Linguistics: interjections
- (well) what do you know! idiom
- aiyo
- alas
- aw shucks
- awesomesauce
- bam
- bless
- boo
- charming
- good show idiom
- goodness
- heck
- hot dog! idiom
- same to you idiom
- talk
- use your loaf idiom
- voilà
- wake up! idiom
- what an idea! idiom
- yes
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