Definition of Hip

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Definition of Hip

Hip

The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.

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.

In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.

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.

To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock).

To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.

The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina).

Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!

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Hip Quotations

Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip.
John Lennon

I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They're hip enough to know they shouldn't trust me. I'm just doing stand-up comedy.
Dennis Miller

Between New York and LA, there's 200 million people that aren't hip, and they don't want to be hip.
Jeff Foxworthy

I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area.
Tyra Banks

Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle.
Norman Mailer

Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.
Bo Jackson

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.
Raymond Chandler

Being a part of SKECHERS is exciting. It is such a hip company with a great attitude and image.
Carrie Underwood

When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and cool and New York City, and I'm not.
Augusten Burroughs

Ultimately I am happy that everybody is embracing hip hop and the sounds from the streets.
Ice T

Hip Translations

hip in Afrikaans is heup
hip in Danish is hofte
hip in Dutch is heup
hip in Finnish is lonkka
hip in French is hanche, sciatique
hip in Italian is anca
hip in Norwegian is nype, hofte
hip in Portuguese is quadril
hip in Spanish is cadera

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