hip
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ lean (esp. AmE), narrow, slender, slim, small▪
Her hips were still narrow like a girl's.
▪ ample, wide▪ curvy, shapely▪ childbearing▪ broken, dislocated, fractured▪ bad, bruised, sore▪ arthritic▪ artificial, replacementVERB + HIP▪ have your hands on, put your hands on▪He put his hands on his hips and sighed.
▪ gyrate, move, roll, shake, sway, swing, wiggle▪She wiggled her hips seductively as she walked.
▪ rotate, swivel, turn, twist▪Twist your hips in your opponent's direction as you punch.
▪ lift, raise▪ thrust▪ break, dislocate, fracture▪ replaceHIP + VERB▪ move, sway, swing▪Her hips were swaying seductively in time to the music.
HIP + NOUN▪ fracture, injury▪ pain▪ operation (esp. BrE), surgery (esp. AmE)▪ replacement▪My grandmother's having a hip replacement.
▪ bone, joint, socket▪ measurement▪ flask (BrE)▪He took a swig of whisky from his hip flask.
▪ pocket▪Don't carry money or documents in your hip pocket.
PREPOSITION▪ across the hips▪She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the hips.
▪ at the hip▪He had his leg amputated at the hip.
▪ from the hip▪The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the hip.
▪ on the hip▪She was carrying a baby on her hip.
▪ to the hip▪The skirt is slit to the hip on one side.
PHRASES▪ hands on (your) hips▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He leaned casually against the door, hands on hips.
adj.Hip is used with these nouns: ↑restaurant
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Hip — Hip, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[ u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[ o]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. The projecting region… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hip — ist ein adjektivischer, ursprünglich in der afro amerikanischen Umgangssprache[1] der USA entstandener Begriff, der etwa seit den 1960er Jahren in einen internationalen Sprachgebrauch übergegangen ist. Außerhalb der USA gilt er als ein Begriff… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hip — hip1 [hip] n. [ME hipe < OE hype, akin to Ger hüfte (OHG huf) < IE * keub , to bend, as at a joint (< base * keu , to bend, bend over) > L cubare, to lie, Gr kybos, hollow above the hips of cattle] 1. a) the part of the human body… … English World dictionary
hip — [ ip; hip ] interj. • av. 1882; interj. angl., onomat. ♦ Marque l enthousiasme, la joie, la victoire. Hip hip hip ! hourra ! ⇒HIP, interj., voir HOURRA. 1. hip [ ip; hip] interj. ÉTYM. 1889; interj. angl., onomatopée. ❖ ♦ Marque l enthousiasme,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hip — Hip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hipping}.] 1. To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
*hip ! — ● hip ! interjection (onomatopée anglaise) Hip, hip, hip, hourra !, marque la joie, la victoire, les félicitations. ● hip ! (expressions) interjection (onomatopée anglaise) Hip, hip, hip, hourra !, marque la joie, la victoire, les félicitations … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hip — noun [countable] PROPERTY home income plan; an arrangement that allows you to have an income from the equity in your home (= the part of your home s value that would belong to you if the house was sold): • The alternative to the mortgage based… … Financial and business terms
hip — Ⅰ. hip [1] ► NOUN 1) a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body. 2) (hips) the circumference of the body at the buttocks. 3) the edge formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet. DERIVATIVES hipped adjective … English terms dictionary
Hip — Hip, n. [OE. hepe, AS. he[ o]pe; cf. OHG. hiufo a bramble bush.] (Bot.) The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog rose ({Rosa canina}); called also {rose hip}. [Written also {hop}, {hep}.] [1913 Webster] {Hip tree} (Bot.), the dog… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hip — Hip, interj. Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra! … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hip — inter. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} spec. ripetuto, esprime esultanza: hip, hip, hip, urrà!; anche s.m.inv. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1904. ETIMO: voce onom … Dizionario italiano
