Hip (Noun)
Meaning 1
Either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- She stood with her weight shifted onto one hip, looking relaxed and casual.
- The hip injury made it difficult for her to walk without a limp.
- The new dance move required her to swivel her hips to the left and right.
- The doctor examined her hip joint to assess the extent of the damage.
- The clothes accentuated her curves, highlighting the contours of her hips and waist.
Meaning 3
(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 5
The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.