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hip 1
(hĭp)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
(hĭp) also hep (hĕp)adj. hip·per, hip·pest also hep·per or 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.
hip′ly adv.
hip′ness n.
hip 3
(hĭp)n.
A rose hip.
[Middle English hipe, from Old English hēope.]
hip 4
(hĭp)interj.
Usually used to begin a cheer: Hip, hip, hooray!
hip
(hɪp)n
1. (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. (Anatomy) another name for pelvis1
3. (Anatomy) short for hip joint
4. (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]
ˈhipless adj
ˈhipˌlike adj
hip
(hɪp)n
(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]
hip
(hɪp)interj
an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah)
[C18: of unknown origin]
hip
(hɪp) orhep
adj, hipper, hippest, hepper or heppest
1. aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
2. (foll by: to) informed (about)
[C20: variant of earlier hep]
HIP
(hɪp)n acronym for
(Surveying) (in England and Wales) home information pack: a set of documents that a seller must possess before his or her property can be put on the market
hip1
(hɪp)n.
1. the projecting part on each side of the body surrounding the hip joint; haunch.
2. hip joint.
3. the inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of two sloping sides of a roof.
[before 1000; Middle English hipe, hupe, Old English hype, c. Old High German huf, Gothic hups hip, loin]
hip′less, adj.
hip′like`, adj.
hip2
(hɪp)n.
the fleshy fruit of a rose, often bright red.
[before 900; Middle English hepe, Old English hēope hip, briar, c. Old Saxon hiopo, Old High German hiufo bramble]
hip3
(hɪp)interj.
(used as a cheer): Hip, hip, hooray!
hip4
(hɪp)adj. hip•per, hip•pest, adj.
1. familiar with or informed about the latest ideas, styles, developments, etc.; up-to-date; with it.
n. 2. the condition of being hip.
v.t. 3. to make or keep aware or informed.
Idioms: hip to, aware of or attuned to; knowledgeable about.
[1900–05, Amer.; of disputed orig.]
hip′ly, adv.
hip′ness, n.
HIP
(ˈeɪtʃˈaɪˈpi or,sometimes, hɪp) Health Insurance Plan.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
2. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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
hip
adjectiveTranslations
وِرْكمعاصِر، حديث، على الموضَهمقياس الورك
bokkyčelmoderníjdoucí s dobou
hoftehoftemålmed på noderne
lannelonkka
kuk
csípő
mjaîmamálmjöîm
腰
엉덩이
gūžagūžu apkārtmērsmodigs
bedrová kosťbok
bokkolk
kuk
höft
สะโพก
hông
hip
1 [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
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 N → baño m de asiento, polibán m
hip flask N → petaca f
hip joint N → articulación f de la cadera
hip pocket N → bolsillo m de atrás, bolsillo m trasero
hip replacement (operation) N → operación f de trasplante de cadera
hip size N → talla f de cadera
hip flask N → petaca f
hip joint N → articulación f de la cadera
hip pocket N → bolsillo m de atrás, bolsillo m trasero
hip replacement (operation) N → operación f de trasplante de cadera
hip size N → talla f de cadera
hip
2 [hɪp] N (Bot) → escaramujo mhip
3 [hɪp] EXCL hip hip hurray! → ¡viva!hip
4 [hɪp] ADJ to be hip (= up-to-date) → estar al día; (= well-informed) → estar al tanto (de lo que pasa), estar enteradohip
[ˈhɪp] n
adj (= trendy) → branché(e)
hip
in cpds → Hüft-;hip bath
n → Sitzbad nt
hipbone
n (Anat) → Hüftbein nt, → Hüftknochen m
hip flask
n → Taschenflasche 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
n → Hüftweite f, → Hüftumfang m
hip
1hip
2n (Bot) → Hagebutte f
hip
3hip
4adj (inf) → hip (inf); to be hip to something → in etw (dat) → voll drin sein (inf); to get hip to something → sich in etw (acc) → voll reinhängen (sl)
hip
1 [hɪp] n (Anat) → anca; (side) → fiancoto put one's hands on one's hips → mettersi le mani sui fianchi
hip
2 [hɪp] n (Bot) → frutto della rosa caninahip
3 [hɪp] adj (fam) (trendy) → all'ultima moda, in invhip1
(hip) noun1. (the bones in) either of the two sides of the body just below the waist. She fell and broke her left hip.
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?
hip2
(hip) adjective (slang) (of people) up-to-date; following the latest fashion in music, clothes etc.
hip
→ وِرْك bok hofte Hüfte γοφός cadera lanne hanche kuk anca 腰 엉덩이 heup hofte biodro anca, quadril бедро höft สะโพก kalça hông 髋hip
n. cadera, región lateral de la pelvis;
___ dislocation → dislocación de la ___;
___ dislocation, congenital → dislocación congénita de la ___;
___ joint → articulación de la ___;
snapping ___ → ___ de resorte;
total ___ replacement → restitución total de la ___.