hip (n.)

  1. either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh

  2. the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

    [ Syn: pelvis , pelvic girdle , pelvic arch ]

  3. the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

    [ Syn: hip joint , coxa , articulatio coxae ]

  4. (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof

  5. the fruit of a rose plant

    [ Syn: rose hip , rosehip ]

    hip (adj.)

  1. informed about the latest trends

    [ Syn: hep , hip to ]

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