either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
"She tightened her belt because it was digging into her hips after eating a large meal."
the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
"The surgeon examined the patient's hip to ensure the fracture was properly aligned before setting the bone."
the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
"The surgeon carefully repaired the patient's damaged hip after the fracture separated the femoral head from the socket."
(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof
"The architect had to carefully calculate the hip where the two sloping sides of the gable met the triangular ends."
The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
"The real estate agent asked me to bring my HIP before we could schedule the viewing for the new house."
The fruit of a rose.
Acronym of Home Information Pack.
In plain English: A hip is your thigh bone that connects your leg to your pelvis.
"The hip bone connects to the pelvis and supports the weight of the body."
Usage: In everyday conversation, hip functions as an adjective describing something trendy or fashionable, not as a noun referring to a document. Do not use it as a standalone noun to mean a Home Information Pack unless you are specifically discussing real estate transactions in the UK.
To use one's hips to bump into someone.
"After weeks of confusion about the new schedule, my manager finally hip me on what was going down."
To inform, to make knowledgeable.
In plain English: To hip someone is to secretly tell them a secret or inside information.
"The DJ will hip everyone to the new dance moves during the party."
Usage: Use "hip" as a verb to mean making someone aware or knowledgeable about a specific situation or trend, often used in the phrase "to hip someone up." This informal term implies giving insider information so that the listener understands something they previously missed.
Aware, informed, up-to-date, trendy.
"She's totally hip to all the latest music trends and knows every new artist before they hit the mainstream charts."
In plain English: Hip means being cool, trendy, and up-to-date with what's popular right now.
"She wore a hip scarf that matched her new jacket perfectly."
Usage: Use "hip" to describe someone who is aware of and enthusiastic about current trends or popular culture. Avoid using it in formal writing where "trendy" or "in the know" would be more appropriate.
An exclamation to invoke a united cheer: hip hip hooray.
"The crowd erupted in cheers, shouting hip hip hooray as their favorite team scored the winning goal."
The word hip comes from the Proto-Germanic root for a bent or hollow part of the body, specifically referring to the thigh joint in Old English. Its modern meaning of "drug addict" arose because users would often lie on their hips while taking substances like opium.