Search results for 'hip':

hip¹ noun 1 the haunch or upper fleshy part of the thigh just below the waist. 2 the joint between the thigh bone and the pelvis. 3 archit the external angle created when the sloping end of a roof meets the sloping sides. hipped adj 1 possessing a hip or hips. 2 said of a specific type of roof: sloping at the end in addition to the sides. hippy adj having large hips. have or catch someone on the hip to get an advantage over them.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: a metaphor taken from wrestling. shoot or fire from the hip to speak bluntly and directly; to deal with someone assertively.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hype.

hip² noun the large red fruit of the dog-rose, or any other rose.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon heope.

hip³ exclamation used to encourage a united cheer • Hip, hip, hooray!
ETYMOLOGY: 18c.

hip⁴ adj (hipper, hippest) colloq informed about, knowledgeable of, or following, current fashions in music, fashion, political ideas, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Early 20c.