hip
/hɪp/
noun
- The part of the body on each side where the leg joins the upper body, or the joint at that point.
- She put her hands on her hips and looked at the mess.
- The doctor said he needs a hip replacement because of arthritis.
- He fell and landed on his hip, bruising it badly.
- The curved upper edge of a roof where two sloping sides meet.
- The roofer repaired the flashing along the hip of the house.
- Water tends to collect near the hip if the gutters are clogged.
- A hip roof has slopes on all four sides, making it very stable.
adjective
- Fashionable, trendy, or aware of current styles and ideas.
- That new coffee shop is very hip, with its exposed brick and indie music.
- He wore a hip hat that everyone complimented.
- My grandmother thinks she's hip because she uses social media.
- Aware of or knowledgeable about something (usually followed by 'to').
- Are you hip to the new rules for the competition?
- The detective was hip to the suspect's tricks.
- She's hip to all the latest technology trends.
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verb
- To make someone aware of or inform them about something (usually followed by 'to').
- The teacher hipped the students to the changes in the schedule.
- Can you hip me to what happened at the meeting?
- My friend hipped me to the best pizza place in town.