hip

[US]/hɪp/
[UK]/hɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. buttocks; rosehip; melancholy
adj. well-informed; very fashionable

Phrases & Collocations

hip hop music

hip replacement surgery

hip joint

hip flexors

hip arthritis

hip fracture

hip hop

rose hip

hip circumference

hip bone

Example Sentences

adduction of the hip joint

"Three cheers for the losing team Hip, hip, hurray!"

the choppy, electronic beat of hip hop.

adduction contracture of the hip in cerebral palsy.

a seriously down, hip-hop homie.

it's becoming hip to be environmentally conscious.

Three cheers for the winner—hip, hip, hooray!

the voluptuous curve of her hips

They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music.

raise your knee to exercise the upper leg and hip muscles.

I am hip to what's going on.

the heroes of Wall Street were hip young gunslingers.

he's trying to show how hip he is to Americana.

he put his hip out of joint.

how can I slim down my hips?.

he gently torqued the hip joint.

The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.

Women have rounder hips than men.

Real-world Examples

We are lifting our hips towards the ceiling.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

But amidst all this history, Montreal is also thoroughly hip.

Source: Vacation Travel City Guide: North America Edition

Uh, Beth's mom broke her hip.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

Not till I was done rotating my hips.

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 1

She's wagging her hips in his face!

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

To shake my hips like Shakira.

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities (Bilingual Selection)

It's fine to be too hip for the room.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

How many athletic baby boomers need new hips and knees?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

They think she'll be okay. She broke her hip.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

Stretching through the hamstrings, the hips.

Source: Andrian's yoga class

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