Definition of hip Hip

/hɪˈp/ - [hip] - hip

We found 27 definitions of hip from 8 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hips

hip - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
  hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae
  articulatio spheroidea, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint, ball-and-socket joint a joint that can rotate within a socket
  thigh the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
  pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, hip a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
hip - either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
  body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
hip - (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof
  exterior angle, external angle the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon
  hip roof, hipped roof a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides
hip - the fruit of a rose plant
  rose hip, rosehip
  fruit the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
hip - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
  pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch
  girdle a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
  appendicular skeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
  coccyx, tail bone the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
  hipbone, innominate bone large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
  ilium the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
  ischial bone, ischium, os ischii one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
  os pubis, pubic bone, pubis one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
  sacrum wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • hip (Noun)
    The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
  • hip (Noun)
    The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
  • hip (Noun)
    The fruit of a rose.
  • hip (Verb)
    To use one's hips to bump into someone.
  • hip (Verb)
    To inform, to make knowledgeable.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hip (n.)
    The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.
  • hip (n.)
    The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions.
  • hip (n.)
    In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
  • hip (v. t.)
    To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side.
  • hip (v. t.)
    To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock).
  • hip (v. t.)
    To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.
  • hip (n.)
    The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina).
  • hip (interj.)
    Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!
  • hip (n.)
    Alt. of Hipps

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hip
    The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hip
    hip, n. the haunch or fleshy part of the thigh: (archit.) the external angle formed by the sides of a roof when the end slopes backward instead of terminating in a gable.—v.t. to sprain the hip:—pr.p. hip′ping; pa.p. hipped, hipt.—ns. Hip′-bath, a bath to sit in—also Sitz-bath; Hip′-gir′dle, -belt, the 14th-century sword-belt, passing diagonally from waist to hip; Hip′-gout, sciatica; Hip′-joint, the articulation of the head of the thigh-bone with the ilium; Hip′-knob, an ornament placed on the apex of the hips of a roof or on a gable; Hip′-lock, a trick in wrestling by which one throws a leg and hip before the other to throw him; Hip′ping, a napkin wrapped about an infant's hips.—adj. Hip′-shot, having the hip out of joint.—Hip-and-thigh, in phrase, 'smitten hip-and-thigh'=smitten both before and behind, completely overpowered.—Have, Catch, on the hip, to get an advantage over some one—a metaphor from the wrestling-ring. [A.S. hype; Goth. hups, Ger. hüfte.]
  • hip
    hip, Hep, hep, n. the fruit of the wild brier or dog-rose. [A.S. héope, a hip.]
  • hip
    Hyp, hip, n. hypochondria.—v.t. to render melancholy.—adjs. Hipped, rendered melancholy; Hip′pish, somewhat hypochondriac. [A corr. of hypochondria.]
  • hip
    hip, interj. an exclamation to invoke a united cheer—Hip′-hip′-hurr′ah

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • hip
    A popular location for the retail liquor business.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • hip
    A mode of calling to one passing by. Hip, Michael, your head's on fire; a piece of vulgar wit to a red haired man.

Part of speech

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  • hip, verb, present, 1st person singular of hip (infinitive).
  • hip, verb (infinitive).
  • hip, noun, singular of hips.
  • hip, adjective.

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