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The Meaning of hip
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(n.) The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.
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(n.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions.
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(n.) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
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(v. t.) 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.
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(v. t.) To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock).
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(v. t.) To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.
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(n.) The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina).
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(interj.) Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!
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(n.) Alt. of Hipps
Synonyms
pelvis
,
pelvic girdle
,
pelvic arch
,
hip joint
,
coxa
,
articulatio coxae
,
rose hip
,
rosehip
,
hep
,
hip to
Rhymes
airship
,
airstrip
,
apprenticeship
,
authorship
,
battleship
,
blip
,
brinkmanship
,
censorship
,
chairmanship
,
championship
,
chip
,
citizenship
,
clip
,
companionship
,
courtship
,
craftsmanship
,
crip
,
dealership
,
dictatorship
,
dip
,
directorship
,
distributorship
,
draftsmanship
,
drip
,
editorship
,
equip
,
fellowship
,
fingertip
,
flagship
,
flip
,
gamesmanship
,
generalship
,
gipp
,
governorship
,
grip
,
gripp
,
grippe
,
gyp
,
headship
,
internship
,
ip
,
judgeship
,
kinship
,
kip
,
kipp
,
klipp
,
knipp
,
leadership
,
lightship
,
lip
,
lipp
,
lippe
,
membership
,
microchip
,
nip
,
nipp
,
one-up-manship
,
one-upmanship
,
outstrip
,
ownership
,
partnership
,
pip
,
premiership
,
professorship
,
quip
,
quipp
,
readership
,
receivership
,
relationship
,
rip
,
ripp
,
rippe
,
roundtrip
,
salesmanship
,
scholarship
,
scrip
,
scripp
,
ship
,
shipp
,
showmanship
,
sip
,
sipp
,
skip
,
skipp
,
slip
,
snip
,
spaceship
,
sponsorship
,
sportsmanship
,
starship
,
statesmanship
,
steamship
,
stewardship
,
stipp
,
strip
,
tip
,
tipp
,
trip
,
tripp
,
trippe
,
trusteeship
,
unzip
,
upmanship
,
warship
,
whip
,
winship
,
workmanship
,
yip
,
zip
,
zipp