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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hip1 /hɪp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe part on each side of the body where the thigh bone meets the pelvis;
haunch. - Anatomythe joint at this region of the body.
hipped, adj.: wide-hipped.hip2 /hɪp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Botanythe fleshy red fruit of a rose.
hip4 /hɪp/USA pronunciation adj., hip•per, hip•pest. [Slang.]- Slang Termsfamiliar with or knowing about the latest ideas, styles, and developments:parents trying to be hip.
Idioms- Idioms, Slang Terms hip to, [ be + ~] aware of or knowledgeable about:is hip to what's happening.
hip•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hip1 (hip),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., hipped, hip•ping. n. - Anatomythe projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them;
haunch. - AnatomySee hip joint.
- Architecturethe inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end, or of two adjacent sloping sides, of a roof. See illus. under roof.
- Furnitureknee (def. 6).
- Idioms shoot from the hip, [Informal.]to speak or act bluntly or rashly, without deliberation or prudence:Diplomats are trained to conduct themselves with discretion, and not to shoot from the hip.
- Idioms smite hip and thigh, to attack unmercifully;
overcome. Judg. 15:8.
adj. - Clothing(esp. of a garment) extending to the hips;
hiplength:hip boots.
v.t. - Veterinary Diseases(esp. of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of.
- Architectureto form (a roof ) with a hip or hips.
- bef. 1000; Middle English hipe, hupe, Old English hype; cognate with Old High German huf (German Hüfte hip), Gothic hups hip, loin; compare Greek kýbos cube, the hollow above the hips (of cattle), Latin cubitus elbow (see cubit)
- Plant Biologythe ripe fruit of a rose, esp. of a wild rose.
- bef. 900; Middle English hepe, Old English hēope hip, briar; cognate with Old High German hiufo bramble
- (used as a cheer or in signaling for cheers):Hip, hip, hurrah!
- origin, originally uncertain 1745–55
- Slang Termsfamiliar with or informed about the latest ideas, styles, developments, etc.:My parents aren't exactly hip, you know.
- Slang Termsconsidered aware of or attuned to what is expected, esp. with a casual or knowing air;
cool:The guy was not at all hip--a total nerd. - Slang Termsin agreement or willing to cooperate;
going along:We explained our whole plan, and she was hip.
n. - Slang TermsAlso, hip′ness. the condition or state of being hip.
- Slang Termsa hipster or hippie.
v.t. - to make or keep aware or informed.
Also, hep. - 1900–05; earlier hep; of disputed origin, originally
- hyp.
HIP (āch′ī′pē′ or, sometimes, hip),USA pronunciation - Health Insurance Plan.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hip /hɪp/ n - (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
- another name for pelvis
- short for hip joint
- the angle formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet or where a sloping side meets a sloping end
Etymology: Old English hype; related to Old High German huf, Gothic hups, Dutch heupˈhipless adj hip /hɪp/ n - 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
Etymology: Old English héopa; related to Old Saxon hiopo, Old High German hiufo, Dutch joop, Norwegian dialect hjūpa hip /hɪp/ interj - an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah)
Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin hip /hɪp/ adj (hipper, hippest, hepper, heppest) slang - aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
- (often postpositive) followed by to: informed (about)
Etymology: 20th Century: variant of earlier hep |