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hip¹

(hĭp)

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.]

hip²

(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.

hip³

(hĭp)

A rose hip.

[Middle English hipe, from Old English hēope.]

hip⁴

(hĭp)

interj.

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

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hip

(hɪp)

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)

(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) or

hep

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

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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.

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.	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"

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

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hip

adjective

Slang. Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and perception:

alive, awake, aware, cognizant, sensible, sentient, wise.

Idiom: on to.

Translations

وِرْكمعاصِر، حديث، على الموضَهمقياس الورك

bokkyčelmoderníjdoucí s dobou

hoftehoftemålmed på noderne

Hüfte Hüftumfang cool Grat hip

γοφός

cadera a la última

lannelonkka

hanche

kuk

csípő

mjaîmamálmjöîm

anca cinorrodo frutto della rosa canina all'ultima moda

腰

엉덩이

gūžagūžu apkārtmērsmodigs

bedrová kosťbok

bokkolk

kuk

höft

สะโพก

kalçabilenbilgili

hông

赶新潮的髋髋关节髋部

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

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

² [hɪp] N (Bot) → escaramujo m

hip

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 enterado

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hip

[ˈhɪp]

[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 hanchehip flask n → flasque f

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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

n → Hüfte f; with one’s hands on one’s hips → die Arme in die Hüften gestemmt ? shoot

hip

n (Bot) → Hagebutte f

hip

interj hip! hip!, hurrah! → hipp hipp, hurra!

hip

⁴

adj (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)

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hip

¹ [hɪp] n (Anat) → anca; (side) → fianco
to put one's hands on one's hips → mettersi le mani sui fianchi

hip

² [hɪp] n (Bot) → frutto della rosa canina

hip

³ [hɪp] adj (fam) (trendy) → all'ultima moda, in inv

hip¹

(hip) noun

1. (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 ___.

hip

n cadera

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He of the yellow handkerchief and pock-marked face came toward me threateningly, but I put my hand into my hip pocket, and he hesitated.

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There were too many rifles down below there, and rifles had a way of going off from the hip.

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I had lost some hair and hide, here and there; the sharp and jagged end of a broken branch had thrust fully an inch into my forearm; and my right hip, which had borne the brunt of my contact with the ground, was aching intolerably.

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As this dandy of Melanesia leaped into the sunshine, the Snider rifle in his hands came into position, aimed from his hip, the generous muzzle bearing directly on Van Horn.

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I have said that there were ten thousand of us that stood hip to hip and shoulder to shoulder on the sandbank.

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If his leg were off at the hip, now, it would be a different thing.

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'Hip, hip, hip, and nine times nine, and one to finish with, and all that, understood.

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With a regal wave she motioned the young man towards the door, and then with one hand upon her hip she stood in a careless, lounging attitude by the gate, kicking her toe against the wall and listlessly awaiting the return of the driver.

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He stroked the hunting knife at his hip. And the man beneath him called to his drowsy guide, bent the rein to his pony's neck and moved off toward the north.

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And then one by one they got up and stood, and went a-weaving around the ring so gentle and wavy and graceful, the men looking ever so tall and airy and straight, with their heads bobbing and skimming along, away up there under the tent-roof, and every lady's rose-leafy dress flapping soft and silky around her hips, and she looking like the most loveliest parasol.

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They looked like gashes torn by a grizzly's claws, on the slopes where the farm-wagons used to lurch up out of the hollows with a pull that brought curling muscles on the smooth hips of the horses.

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She was tall, soft, and stout, with ample and shapely arms, shoulders, and hips. With her small head, little ears, pretty lips, and roguish eye, she, being a very large creature, presented an immensity of half womanly, half infantile loveliness which smote even grave men with a desire to clasp her in their arms and kiss her.

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