hip in English
- hip ⇄ adj. hipless. english
- hip ⇄ adj. hiplike. english
- hip ⇄ adj. 1. informed; up-to-date; hep.
2. of or having to do with hipsters or their style, language, or other characteristics.english - hip ⇄ adv. hiply. english
- hip ⇄ expr. hip and thigh, with overwhelming blows; unsparingly.
Ex. He smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter (Judges 15:8).english - hip ⇄ expr. on (or upon) the hip, at a disadvantage (originally applied to wrestling).
Ex. I'll have our Michael Cassio on the hip (Shakespeare).english - hip ⇄ expr. shoot from the hip, (Slang.) to speak or act in an impulsive and reckless manner.
Ex. Shooting from the hip is no substitute for careful analysis (Wall Street Journal).english - hip ⇄ hip (1), noun, verb, hipped,hipping. english
- hip ⇄ hip (2), noun.
the seedcase containing the ripe seed of a rosebush.
Ex. The oaks bear mast, the briers scarlet hips (Shakespeare).english - hip ⇄ hip (3), interjection.
an exclamation used in cheering or calling for a cheer.
Ex. Hip, hip, hurrah!english - hip ⇄ hip (4), adjective, noun, verb, hipped,hipping.
(U.S. Slang.)english - hip ⇄ hip (5), noun, verb, hipped,hipping.
(Informal.)english - HIP ⇄ HIP(no periods),
Health Insurance Plan (of Greater New York).english - hip ⇄ noun hipness. english
- hip ⇄ noun low spirits; the blues. english
- hip ⇄ noun 1. hipster.
2. the condition of being smart and stylish.
Ex. Grooviness [at the discotheque] merges with aplomb, and hip attains a state akin to quiet well-being (New Yorker).english - hip ⇄ noun 1a. the part that sticks out on each side of the body below a person's waist where the leg joins the body; haunch.
b. the ball-and-socket joint formed by the upper thighbone and the pelvis; hip joint.
2. a similar part in animals whereenglish - hip ⇄ v.t. to keep informed; alert; wise up.
Ex. to be hipped on a plan.english - hip ⇄ v.t. to make sad or depressed. english
- hip ⇄ v.t. 1. (Architecture.) to form (a roof) with a hip or hips.
2. to dislocate or injure the hip of.
3. (U.S.) to carry on the hip.english