hip

UK: /ˈhɪp/

US: /hɪp/

US: 'hip': (hip); 'HIP': (āch′ī′pē′ or, sometimes, hip)

Inflections of 'hip' (adj):

hipper

adj comparative

hippest

adj superlative

Inflections of 'hip' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

hips

v 3rd person singular

hipping

v pres p

hipped

v past

hipped

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

hip¹ /hɪp/   n. [countable]

1. Anatomy the part on each side of the body where the thigh bone meets the pelvis;
   haunch.
2. Anatomy the joint at this region of the body.

hipped, adj.: 

wide-hipped.

hip² /hɪp/   n. [countable]

1. Botany the fleshy red fruit of a rose.

hip⁴ /hɪp/   adj., hip•per, hip•pest. [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms familiar with or knowing about the latest ideas, styles, and developments:
   parents trying to be hip.

Idioms

2. Idioms, Slang Terms hip to, [ be + ~] aware of or knowledgeable about:
   is hip to what's happening.

hip•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

hip¹  (hip), n., adj., v., hipped, hip•ping. 
n. 

1. Anatomy the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them;
   haunch.
2. Anatomy See hip joint. 
3. Architecture the inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end, or of two adjacent sloping sides, of a roof. See illus. under roof. 
4. Furniture knee (def. 6).
5. Idioms shoot from the hip, [Informal.] to speak or act bluntly or rashly, without deliberation or prudence:
   Diplomats are trained to conduct themselves with discretion, and not to shoot from the hip.
6. Idioms smite hip and thigh, to attack unmercifully;
   overcome. Judg. 15:8.

adj. 

7. Clothing (esp. of a garment) extending to the hips;
   hiplength:
   hip boots.

v.t. 

8. Veterinary Diseases (esp. of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of.
9. Architecture to form (a roof ) with a hip or hips.

• bef. 1000; Middle English hipe, hupe, Old English hype; cognate with Old High German huf (German Hüfte hip), Gothic hups hip, loin; compare Greek kýbos cube, the hollow above the hips (of cattle), Latin cubitus elbow (see cubit)

hip′less, adj. 
hip′like′, adj. 

hip²  (hip), n. 

1. Plant Biology the ripe fruit of a rose, esp. of a wild rose.

• bef. 900; Middle English hepe, Old English hēope hip, briar; cognate with Old High German hiufo bramble

hip³  (hip), interj. 

1. (used as a cheer or in signaling for cheers):
   Hip, hip, hurrah!

• origin, originally uncertain 1745–55

hip⁴  (hip), adj., hip•per, hip•pest, n., v., hipped, hip•ping. [Slang.]
adj. 

1. Slang Terms familiar with or informed about the latest ideas, styles, developments, etc.:
   My parents aren't exactly hip, you know.
2. Slang Terms considered aware of or attuned to what is expected, esp. with a casual or knowing air;
   cool:
   The guy was not at all hip--a total nerd.
3. Slang Terms in agreement or willing to cooperate;
   going along:
   We explained our whole plan, and she was hip.

n. 

4. Slang Terms Also, hip′ness. the condition or state of being hip.
5. Slang Terms a hipster or hippie.

v.t. 

6. to make or keep aware or informed.

Also, hep. 

• 1900–05; earlier hep; of disputed origin, originally

hip′ly, adv. 

hip⁵  (hip), n. 

1. hyp.

HIP  (āch′ī′pē′ or, sometimes, hip), 

1. Health Insurance Plan.

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hip / hɪp/ noun

1. (often plural) either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh, overlying the lateral part of the pelvis and its articulation with the thighbones
2. another name for pelvis1
3. short for hip joint
4. the angle formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet or where a sloping side meets a sloping end

Etymology: Old English hype; related to Old High German huf, Gothic hups, Dutch heup

ˈhipless adjective

hip / hɪp/ noun

1. the berry-like brightly coloured fruit of a rose plant: a swollen receptacle, rich in vitamin C, containing several small hairy achenes
   Also called: rosehip

Etymology: Old English héopa; related to Old Saxon hiopo, Old High German hiufo, Dutch joop, Norwegian dialect hjūpa

hip / hɪp/ interjection

1. an exclamation used to introduce cheers (in the phrase hip, hip, hurrah)

Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin

hip / hɪp/, hep adjective (hipper, hippest, hepper, heppest)

1. aware of or following the latest trends in music, ideas, fashion, etc
2. (often postpositive) followed by to: informed (about)

Etymology: 20th Century: variant of earlier hep

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HIP / hɪp/ acronym:noun

1. (formerly in England and Wales) home information pack: a set of documents that a seller must possess before his or her property can be put on the market