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Hip

/hɪp/ · noun

Meaning

(anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
  2. The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
  3. In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
  4. (slang, possibly dated) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.
  5. (chiefly sports) To use one's hips to bump into someone.
  6. (wrestling) To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip ("cross-buttock").
  7. 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.
  8. To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.

Example Sentences

in all bridges preference will be given to designs having struts for hip verticals
Ike explained to me that the Mexican government issued permits to hips allowing them a definite quantity of morphine per month at wholesale prices.
1. BROTHER. […] What doo you gather there? OLD MAN. Hips and Hawes, and stickes and strawes, and thinges that I gather on the ground my sonne.
The oaks bear mast, the briars scarlet hips; The bounteous housewife, Nature, on each bush Lays her full mess before you.
I am also starting a folk-entourage school where you can go into gladitorial training to hang out in hip crowds with budding young folk stars.
Everybody's saying that / Hell's the hippest way to go / Well, I don't think so / But I'm gonna take a look around it, though
“Saturday Night” has an explicitly hip, cynical outlook, coupled with an impressive amount of freedom.
One of the saints in my life is this woman named Imogene Hill, who was a fourth-grade teacher who taught this advanced class. She got hip to my whole situation in about a month and kindled a passion in me for learning things.

Synonyms for hip

coolgroovyrosehipinformedpelvishepcoxahip jointpelvic girdlepelvic archarticulatio coxaehip to

Antonyms for hip

Related Words

pelviship jointpelvic girdlepelvic archhepcoxainformedarticulatio coxaehip toarmthighlegrumppipthroatgorgebuttcoolwaistbelt

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does hip mean?

Hip means (anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue..

What is a synonym for hip?

Common synonyms include cool, groovy, rosehip, informed.

What is the opposite of hip?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use hip in a sentence?

in all bridges preference will be given to designs having struts for hip verticals

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