hipped

¹ American  

[hipt] / hɪpt /

adjective

1. having hips.

2. having the hips as specified (usually used in combination).

   broad-hipped; narrow-hipped.

3. (especially of livestock) having the hip injured or dislocated.

4. Architecture. formed with a hip or hips, as a roof.

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hipped ² American  

[hipt] / hɪpt /

adjective

Informal.

1. greatly interested or preoccupied, almost to an irrational extent; obsessed (usually followed byon ).

   He's hipped on learning to play the tuba.

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hipped ¹ British  

/ hɪpt /

adjective

1. 1. having a hip or hips

   2. ( in combination )

      broad-hipped

      low-hipped

2. (esp of cows, sheep, reindeer, elk, etc) having an injury to the hip, such as a dislocation of the bones

3. architect having a hip or hips See also hipped roof

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hipped ² British  

/ hɪpt /

adjective

1. old-fashioned very enthusiastic (about)

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Etymology

Origin of hipped¹

First recorded in 1500–10; hip ¹ + -ed ³

Origin of hipped²

First recorded in 1915–20; hip ⁴ + -ed ³