Meaning of hip In English

• 0 the area below the waist and above the legs at either side of the body, or the joint that connects the leg to the upper part of the body:

  • This exercise is designed to trim your hips and stomach.

  • The skirt was a bit tight across the hips.

• 1 a rose hip

• 2 fashionable:

  • The bars in the old part of the town are frequented by hip young students.

• 3 an expression that is called out, often by a group of people at the same time, to express approval of someone:

  • Three cheers for the bride and groom! Hip, hip, hooray!

• 4 the part on either side of the body where the legs are attached to the upper part of the body, or either of the joints at the pelvis (= bowl-shaped bones) where the legs are attached:

  • Arthritis is causing pain and stiffness in your hips.

• 5 knowing a lot about what the most modern fashions are, esp. in music, social behavior, and styles of clothes

• 6 abbreviation for Home income plan: in the UK, an arrangement in which someone receives a regular income from the equity in their home (= its value if it were sold and any loans were paid back):

  • Generally, you have to be 65 or over and own a house worth £60,000 to qualify for a Hip, but rules vary from firm to firm.