the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
Architecture. the inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end, or of two adjacent sloping sides, of a roof.
Furniture. knee.
(especially of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of.
Architecture. to form (a roof ) with a hip or hips.
shoot from the hip, to speak or act bluntly or rashly, without deliberation or prudence.
Diplomats are trained to conduct themselves with discretion, and not to shoot from the hip.
smite hip and thigh, to attack unmercifully; overcome.
familiar with or informed about the latest ideas, styles, developments, etc..
My parents aren't exactly hip, you know.
considered aware of or attuned to what is expected, especially with a casual or knowing air; cool.
The guy was not at all hip—a total nerd.
in agreement or willing to cooperate; going along.
We explained our whole plan, and she was hip.
Also hipness the condition or state of being hip.
a hippie or beatnik; hipster.
(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
another name for pelvis
short for hip joint
the angle formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet or where a sloping side meets a sloping end
aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
informed (about)
First recorded before 1000; Middle English hipe, hupe, Old English hype; cognate with Old High German huf ( German Hüfte “hip”), Gothic hups “hip, loin”; compare Greek kýbos “cube, die; the hollow above the hips (of cattle),” Latin cubitus “elbow” ( see cubit); see also cube 1
First recorded before 900; Middle English hepe, Old English hēope “hip, briar”; cognate with Old High German hiufo “bramble”
First recorded in 1745–55; origin uncertain
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; of uncertain origin; hep and hip are recorded at similar dates and are similar in meaning, but the relationship between the two words is unclear
Your hip is the area of your body at the top and side of your thigh, beside your pelvis. You might have a habit of closing the refrigerator door by bumping it with your hip. Your hips are the flesh between your waist and upper leg, and they're also the bones that make up the complex joints there — the ones that make it possible for your legs to move so you can walk. When a person is described as hip, it means they're trendy or cool, up on the latest thing. These two meanings are unrelated, with the "cool" meaning coming from the slang hep, popular with jazz musicians around 1915.
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The second object, HIP 71618 B, is a brown dwarf with a mass about 60 times that of Jupiter.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
Stax Records signed him to its new pop-focused imprint HIP — he was the first white artist to join singers like Otis Redding and Sam & Dave at the label group.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
Meet the ‘hip’ star system HIP 67522, located 408 light years away from the Earth.
From Space Scoop • Jul. 17, 2025
Fans online noticed that the first letter of each sentence of Noelia's resignation statement spelled out "I AM SILENCED" - though the final three sentences spelled "HIP".
From BBC • May 9, 2024
HIP A popular location for the retail liquor business.
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