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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HIP, n. The projecting part of an animal formed by the osilium or haunch bone; the haunch, or the flesh that covers the bone and the adjacent parts; the joint of the thigh.
To have on the hip, to have the advantage over one; a low phrase borrowed probably from wrestlers.
Hip and thigh, complete overthrow or defeat. Judges 15.
HIP, v.t. To sprain or dislocate the hip.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: informed about the latest trends [syn: hep, hip, hip to] n
1: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
2: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip]
3: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae]
4: (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof
5: the fruit of a rose plant [syn: hip, rose hip, rosehip]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English hipe, from Old English h?ope; akin to Old High German hiafo hip Date: before 12th century rose hip II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hype; akin to Old High German huf hip Date: before 12th century 1. a. the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them b. hip joint 2. the external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roof that have their wall plates running in different directions III. interjection Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1827 — used in a cheer <hip hip hooray> IV. adjective (hipper; hippest) Etymology: alteration of ²hep Date: 1904 1. a. having or showing awareness of or involvement in the newest developments or styles <hip musicians> b. very fashionable ; trendy <hip clothes> 2. aware or appreciative of something — used with to <got hip to their plan> • hiply adverb V. transitive verb (hipped; hipping) Date: circa 1932 to make aware ; tell, inform VI. noun Date: 1952 hipness

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh-bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds. 2 (often in pl.) the circumference of the body at the buttocks. 3 Archit. the sharp edge of a roof from ridge to eaves where two sides meet. Phrases and idioms: hip-bath a portable bath in which a person sits. hip-bone a bone forming the hip, esp. the ilium. hip-flask a flask for spirits etc., carried in a hip-pocket. hip-joint the articulation of the head of the thigh-bone with the ilium. hip-length (of a garment) reaching down to the hips. hip-pocket a trouser-pocket just behind the hip. hip- (or hipped-) roof a roof with the sides and the ends inclined. on the hip archaic at a disadvantage. Derivatives: hipless adj. hipped adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE hype f. Gmc, rel. to HOP(1) 2. n. (also hep) the fruit of a rose, esp. a wild kind. Etymology: OE heope, hiope f. WG 3. adj. (also hep) (hipper, hippest or hepper, heppest) sl. 1 following the latest fashion in esp. jazz music, clothes, etc.; stylish. 2 (often foll. by to) understanding, aware. Phrases and idioms: hip-cat a hip person; a devotee of jazz or swing. Derivatives: hipness n. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn. 4. int. introducing a united cheer (hip, hip, hooray). Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hip Hip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Hipping.] 1. 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. 2. To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock). 3. To make with a hip or hips, as a roof. Hipped roof. See Hip roof, under Hip.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hip Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h["u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h["o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] 1. The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle. 2. (Arch.) 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. 3. (Engin) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord. --Waddell. Hip bone (Anat.), the innominate bone; -- called also haunch bone and huckle bone. Hip girdle (Anat.), the pelvic girdle. Hip joint (Anat.), the articulation between the thigh bone and hip bone. Hip knob (Arch.), a finial, ball, or other ornament at the intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge. Hip molding (Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof, covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing. Hip rafter (Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof. Hip roof, Hipped roof (Arch.), a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides. See Hip, n., 2., and Hip, v. t., 3. Hip tile, a tile made to cover the hip of a roof. To catch upon the hip, or To have on the hip, to have or get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from wresting. --Shak. To smite hip and thigh, to overthrow completely; to defeat utterly. --Judg. xv. 8.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hip Hip, n. [OE. hepe, AS. he['o]pe; cf. OHG. hiufo a bramble bush.] (Bot.) The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina). [Written also hop, hep.] Hip tree (Bot.), the dog-rose.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hip Hip, interj. Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hip Hip, or Hipps Hipps, n. See Hyp, n. [Colloq.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hips, hipper hippest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. 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. N-COUNT: oft poss N • -hipped He is broad-chested and narrow-hipped. COMB in ADJ 2. You refer to the bones between the tops of your legs and your waist as your hips. N-COUNT: oft poss N 3. 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. = trendy, cool ADJ 4. If a large group of people want to show their appreciation or approval of someone, one of them says 'Hip hip' and they all shout 'hooray'. EXCLAM 5. If you say that someone shoots from the hip or fires from the hip, you mean that they react to situations or give their opinion very quickly, without stopping to think. Judges don't have to shoot from the hip. They have the leisure to think, to decide. PHRASE: V inflects

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(shoq, "leg," "limb," "hip," "shoulder"): Samson smote the Philistines "hip and thigh" (Hebrew "leg upon thigh"), which was indicative of "a great slaughter" (Jud 15:8), the bodies being hewed in pieces with such violence that they lay in bloody confusion, their limbs piled up on one another in great heaps.

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Haunch.

Foolish Dictionary

A popular location for the retail liquor business.

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