hip

hip
hip
hip1 [hip]
n.
[ME hipe < OE hype, akin to Ger hüfte (OHG huf) < IE * keub-, to bend, as at a joint (< base * keu-, to bend, bend over) > L cubare, to lie, Gr kybos, hollow above the hips of cattle]
1.
a) the part of the human body surrounding and including the hip joint; esp., the fleshy part between the waist and the upper thigh; haunch
b) HIP JOINT
2. the corresponding part of an animal's body
3. Archit. the angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roof
vt.
hipped, hipping
to make (a roof) with such an angle or angles
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on the hip or upon the hip
Rare at a disadvantage: originally with reference to wrestling
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smite hip and thigh [cf. Judg. 15:8]
to attack unsparingly; overwhelm with or as with blows
hip2 [hip]
n.
[with Early ModE shortened vowel < ME hepe < OE heope, akin to OHG hiufo, OS hiopo < IE base * k̑eub-, brier, thorn]
the fleshy false fruit of the rose, containing the achenes or true fruits: it is rich in vitamin C
hip3 [hip]
interj.
used in cheers [hip, hip, hurray!]
☆ hip4 [hip ]
adj.
hipper, hippest [< ? HEP] Slang
1.
a) sophisticated; knowing; aware
b) fashionable; stylish
2. of or associated with hipsters or hippies
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get hip to or be hip to
Slang to become (or be) informed or knowledgeable about
hipness
n.

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