hip

1. 1.

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

   Broaderbody part

   Part oftorso

   Partsgluteal artery
2. 2.

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

   Synonymspelvispelvic girdlepelvic arch

   Broadergirdle

   Part ofappendicular skeleton

   Partscoccyxhipboneiliumischiumpubissacrum
3. 3.

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

   Synonymship jointcoxaarticulatio coxae

   Broaderball-and-socket joint

   Part ofthighpelvis

   Partsischium
4. 4.

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

   Broaderexterior angle

   Part ofhip roof

   architecture

5. 5.

   the fruit of a rose plant

   Synonymsrose hiprosehip

   Broaderfruit

   Part ofrose

1. 1.

   informed about the latest trends

   Synonymshephip to

   Similarinformed

   colloquialism

Other forms of hip

plural

hips·

comparative or superlative

hipper

comparative or superlative

hippest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hip

What does hip mean?

hip means "either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hip?

hip has 1 syllable: hip. In IPA it is /ˈhɪp/.

What is another word for hip?

Close synonyms include pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip joint, coxa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hip a common word?

hip is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.