hip

hip ¹  (hp)

n.

1.

a. The laterally projecting prominence of the pelvis or pelvic region from the waist to the thigh.

b. A homologous posterior part in quadrupeds.

c. The hip joint.

2. Architecture The external angle formed by the meeting of two adjacent sloping sides of a roof.

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[Middle English, from Old English hype.]

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hip ²  (hp) also hep (hp)

adj. hip·per also hep·per, hip·pest also hep·pest Slang

1. Keenly aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.

2. Very fashionable or stylish.

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[Origin unknown.]

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hip n. & v.

hiply adv.

hipness n.

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hip ³  (hp)

n.

A rose hip.

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[Middle English hipe, from Old English hope.]

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hip ⁴  (hp)

interj.

Usually used to begin a cheer: Hip, hip, hooray!

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hip ¹

Noun

either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh [Old English hype]

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hip ²

Noun

the berry-like brightly coloured fruit of a rose bush Also called: (rosehip) [Old English hēope]

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hip ³

interj

an exclamation used to introduce cheers: hip, hip, hurrah [origin unknown]

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hip ⁴

Adjective

[hipper, hippest] Slang aware of or following the latest trends [variant of earlier hep]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 arteria glutes, gluteal artery - branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal region torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	2.	hip - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis 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 girdle - an encircling or ringlike structure appendicular skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs articulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint, hip - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
	3.	hip - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum articulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint ischial bone, ischium, os ischii - one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis, hip - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
	4.	hip - (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof hip roof, hipped roof - a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" exterior angle, external angle - the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon
	5.	hip - the fruit of a rose plant             rose hip, rosehip rose, rosebush - any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
Adj.	1.	hip - informed about the latest trends hep, hip to colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"

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hip

adjective (Slang) trendy, Brit. (informal) with it, fashionable, in, aware, informed, wise (slang) clued-up (informal)

Translations

hip [hɪp] n → cadera;

(BOT) → escaramujo

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hip [hɪp] n → hanche f;

(Bot) → fruit m de l'églantier or du rosier

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hip [hɪp] n → Hüfte f

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hip [hɪp] n → anca, fianco;

(BOT) → frutto della rosa canina

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hip¹

n hip [hip]

1 (the bones in) either of the two sides of the body just below the waist She fell and broke her left hip. heup وِرْك ребро kyčel hofte die Hüfte γοφός cadera puus قسمت ميان ران و تهيگاه lonkka hanche מִפרַק הַיָרֵך नितम्ब, कूल्हा kuk csípő pinggul mjöðm anca しり 힙 šlaunis, šlaunikaulis gūža pinggul heup hofte biodro anca şold бедро bok(y) kolk kuk höft สะโพก kalça 髖關節 стегно کولہا ، پٹّھا hông 髋关节

2 (the measurement round) the body at the level of the widest part of the upper leg and buttocks This exercise is good for the hips; What hip size are you? heup مقياس الورك ханш bok(y) hoftemål der Hüftumfang περιφέρεια σώματος cadera puusaümbermõõt كفل lanne tour de hanches מוֹתֶן कूल्हे की माप bok, bedro csípő lingkar pinggul mjaðmamál fianco ヒップ 허리 둘레(의 치수) klubai gūžu apkārtmērs pinggul hoftemål biodra anca şol­duri объём бёдер bok(y) boki kuk höftmått สะโพก kalça 髖部 об'єм стегон کولہے کا گھیر vòng eo 髋部