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hip1

Pronunciation: /hɪp/

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Definition of hip

noun

  • 1a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds.
  • (hips) the circumference of the body at the buttocks:a dark girl with big hips
  • a person’s hip joint:she dislocated her hip
  • 2the sharp edge of a roof from the ridge to the eaves where the two sides meet: [as modifier]:hip tiles

Phrases

be joined at the hip

informal (of two people) be inseparable.

on the hip

archaic at a disadvantage.

Origin:

Old English hype, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heup and German Hüfte, also to hop1

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