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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.

[Middle English, from Old English hype.]

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.

[Origin unknown.]

hip n. & v.
hiply adv.
hipness n.

hip 3  (hp)
n.
A rose hip.

[Middle English hipe, from Old English hope.]

hip 4  (hp)
interj.
Usually used to begin a cheer: Hip, hip, hooray!

hip1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (often plural) either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh, overlying the lateral part of the pelvis and its articulation with the thighbones
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) another name for pelvis [1]
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) short for hip joint
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the angle formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet or where a sloping side meets a sloping end
[Old English hype; related to Old High German huf, Gothic hups, Dutch heup]
hipless  adj
hiplike  adj

hip2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the berry-like brightly coloured fruit of a rose plant: a swollen receptacle, rich in vitamin C, containing several small hairy achenes Also called rosehip
[Old English héopa; related to Old Saxon hiopo, Old High German hiufo, Dutch joop, Norwegian dialect hjūpa]

hip3
interj
an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah)
[of unknown origin]

hip4, hep
adj hipper, hippest, hepper heppest Slang
1. aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc.
2. (often postpositive; foll by to) informed (about)
[variant of earlier hep]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hiphip - 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.hiphip - the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
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.hiphip - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
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.hiphip - the fruit of a rose plant            
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
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"

hip
adjective (Slang) trendy (Brit. informal), with it, fashionable, in, aware, informed, wise (slang), switched-on (informal), sussed (Brit. slang), clued-up (informal) a hip young character with tight-cropped hair
Translations
hip1 [hɪp]
A. N (Anat) → cadera f
to shoot from the hip (= lit) → disparar sin apuntar (fig) (= act without thinking) → actuar sin pensar; (= speak without thinking) → hablar sin pensar
B. CPD hip bath Nbaño m de asiento, polibán m
hip flask Npetaca f
hip joint Narticulación f de la cadera
hip pocket Nbolsillo m de atrás, bolsillo m trasero
hip replacement (operation) Noperación f de trasplante de cadera
hip size Ntalla f de cadera

hip2 [hɪp] N (Bot) → escaramujo m
hip3 [hɪp] EXCL hip hip hurray!¡viva!
hip4 [hɪp] ADJ to be hip (= up-to-date) → estar al día; (= well-informed) → estar al tanto(de lo que pasa), estar enterado

hip [ˈhɪp]
n
[person, animal] → hanche f
to break one's hip → se casser la hanche, se casser le col du fémur
He's broken his right hip → Il s'est cassé la hanche droite.
artificial hip → prothèse f de la hanche, hanche f artificielle
to put one's hands on one's hips → mettre ses mains sur ses hanches
(= fruit) → fruit m de l'églantier, fruit m du rosier
adj (= trendy) → branché(e) >
excl
hip hip hooray!, hip hip hurrah! → hip, hip, hip hourrah!
modif [injury] → à la hanche; [surgery, operation] → de la hanche
hip flask nflasque f

hip in cpdsHüft-;
hip bath
nSitzbad nt
hipbone
n (Anat) → Hüftbein nt, → Hüftknochen m
hip flask
nTaschenflasche f, → Flachmann m (inf)
hip-hop
n (Mus) → Hip-Hop n
hip-huggers
pl (US) → Hüfthose(n) f(pl)
hip joint
n (Anat) → Hüftgelenk nt
hip measurement
nHüftweite f, → Hüftumfang m

hip1
nHüfte f; with one’s hands on one’s hipsdie Arme in die Hüften gestemmt ? shoot

hip2
n (Bot) → Hagebutte f

hip3
interj hip! hip!, hurrah!hipp hipp, hurra!

hip4
adj (inf)hip (inf); to be hip to somethingin etw (dat)voll drin sein (inf); to get hip to somethingsich in etw (acc)voll reinhängen (sl)

hip1 [hɪp] n (Anat) → anca; (side) → fianco
to put one's hands on one's hips → mettersi le mani sui fianchi
hip1 [hɪp] n (Anat) → anca; (side) → fianco
to put one's hands on one's hips → mettersi le mani sui fianchi
hip2 [hɪp] n (Bot) → frutto della rosa canina
hip2 [hɪp] n (Bot) → frutto della rosa canina
hip3 [hɪp] adj (fam) (trendy) → all'ultima moda, in inv
hip3 [hɪp] adj (fam) (trendy) → all'ultima moda, in inv

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 lanne hanche מִפרַק הַיָרֵך नितम्ब, कूल्हा kuk csípő pinggul mjöðm anca しり 엉덩이, 둔부 šlaunis, šlaunikaulis gūža pinggul heup hofte biodro anca şold бедро bok(y) kolk kuk höft สะโพก kalça 髖部 стегно کولہا ، پٹّھا hông
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 lantio tour de hanches מוֹתֶן कूल्हे की माप bok, bedro csípő lingkar pinggul mjaðmamál fianco ヒップ 고관절 klubai gūžu apkārtmērs pinggul hoftemål biodra anca şol­duri объём бёдер bok(y) boki kuk höftmått สะโพก kalça 臀圍 об'єм стегон کولہے کا گھیر vòng eo

hip2
adj hip [hip]
(slang) (of people) up-to-date; following the latest fashion in music, clothes etc. byderwets معاصِر، حديث، على الموضَه модерен moderní, jdoucí s dobou med på noderne hip, cool ενημερωμένος, μέσα στη μόδα (λαϊκ.) a la última moekas, trendikas متابق آخرين مد trendikäs branché מְעוּדְכַּן आधुनिक moderan, upucen modern, menő modern, mutakhir aggiornato, alla moda 流行に敏感な 최신 유행에 정통함 madingas, naujamadiškas modīgs orang yg mengikuti perkembangan fesyen, muzik, dll hip,“bij” med notene, moderne modny, na fali хипповый módny, riadiaci sa podľa najnovšej módy trendovski moderan inne, hip คนตามแฟชั่น bilgili, bilen (俚語)趕時髦的 хіповий جدید روش کا پیرو hợp thời trang

hip رَدف الجسم bok hofte Hüfte γοφός cadera lanne hanche kuk anca 엉덩이 heup hofte biodro anca, quadril бедро höft สะโพก kalça hông


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