hip

hip

hip [hip hips hipper hippest] noun, adjective, exclamation   [hɪp]    [hɪp]

noun

1. the area at either side of the body between the top of the leg and the waist; the joint at the top of the leg

• She stood with her hands on her hips.

• These jeans are too tight around the hips.

• a hip replacement operation

• the hip bone

• She broke her hip in the fall.

2. -hipped (in adjectives) having hips of the size or shape mentioned

• large-hipped

• slim-hipped

3. (also ˈrose hip) the red fruit that grows on some types of wild rose bush

see shoot from the hip at  shoot  v.

 

Word Origin:

n. senses 1 to 2 Old English hype Germanic Dutch heup German Hüfte hop
n. sense 3 Old English hēope hīope West Germanic Dutch joop German Hiefe
adj. early 20th cent.
exclam. mid 18th cent.

 

Collocations:

Physical appearance

A person may be described as having:

Eyes

(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes

deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes

small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes

piercing/penetrating/steely eyes

bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes

bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows

long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes

Face

a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose

a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose

full/thick/thin/pouty lips

dry/chapped/cracked lips

flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks

soft/chubby/sunken cheeks

white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth

a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead

a strong/weak/pointed/double chin

a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard

a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache

Hair and skin

pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin

dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin

a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion

deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles

blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair

straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair

thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair

dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair

long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair

a bald/balding/shaved head

a receding hairline

a bald patch/spot

a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part

Body

a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck

broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders

a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest

a flat/swollen/bulging stomach

a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist

big/wide/narrow/slim hips

a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back

thin/slender/muscular arms

big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands

long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers

long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs

muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs

big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet

a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure

be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

 

Example Bank:

• Don't carry money or documents in your hip pocket.

• He had his leg amputated at the hip.

• He leaned casually against the door frame, hands on hips.

• He put his hands on his hips and sighed.

• He took a swig of whisky from his hip flask.

• Her hips had spread since having a baby.

• Her hips were still narrow like a girl's.

• Her hips were swaying seductively in time to the music.

• My grandmother's having a hip replacement.

• She was carrying a baby on her hip.

• She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the hips.

• She wiggled her hips seductively as she walked.

• The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the hip.

• The skirt is slit to the hip on one side.

• Twist your hips in your opponent's direction as you punch.

Idiom: hip, hip, hooray!