hip
The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissueThe outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
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» My hip hurts.
Mir tut die Hüfte weh. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
У меня бедро болит. — Wezel
У мене болить стегно. — deniko
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Examples
88 sentencesMy hip hurts.
У мене болить стегно. — deniko
ruУ меня бедро болит. — Wezel
deMir tut die Hüfte weh. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Who's your favorite hip-hop artist?
Tom may need a hip replacement.
Meaning
5 sensesThe inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof
The fruit of a rose.
Hagebutte
the fruit of a rose plant
The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
More meanings 2
In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
(dated, possibly, slang)A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.
Origin
From Middle English hipe, hupe, from Old English hype, from Proto-Germanic *hupiz (compareFrom Middle English hipe, hupe, from Old English hype, from Proto-Germanic *hupiz (compare Dutch heup, Low German Huop, German Hüfte), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (compare Welsh cysgu (“to sleep”), Latin cubāre (“to lie”), Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, “hollow in the hips”), Albanian sup (“shoulder”), Sanskrit शुप्ति (śúpti, “shoulder”)), from *ḱew- (“to bend”). More at high. The sense "drug addict" derives from addicts lying on their hips while using certain drugs such as opium.
From Middle English hepe, heppe, hipe, from Old English hēope, from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ (compare Dutch joop, German Hiefe, Faroese hjúpa), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (“briar, thorn”) (compare Old Prussian kaāubri (“thorn”), Lithuanian kaubrė̃ (“heap”)).
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Forms
plural: hipsSynonyms
8 synonyms- the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates:pelvispelvic girdlepelvic arch
- the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum:hip jointcoxaarticulatio coxae
- the fruit of a rose plant:rose hiprosehip
Word family
38 related wordsSee also
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