hip1
n.
- a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body.
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(hips)
the circumference of the body at the buttocks.
- the edge formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet.
Phrase
- be joined at the hip
informal (of two people) be inseparable.
Etymology
OE hype, of Gmc origin; rel. to hop1.
hip2
n.
the fruit of a rose, especially a wild kind.
Etymology
OE hēope, hīope, of W. Gmc origin.
hip3
adj.
(hipper, hippest)
informal - fashionable.
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(hip to)
aware of or informed about.
Derivative
Etymology
early 20th cent. (orig. US): of unknown origin.
hip4
exclam.
introducing a communal cheer.
Etymology
C18: of unknown origin.