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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hip

1
 n
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
2
 n
(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof
3
 adj
informed about the latest trends
4
 n
the fruit of a rose plant
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hip
1

n either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh

Type of:
body part
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

n the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

Synonyms:
pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis
Type of:
girdle
an encircling or ringlike structure

n the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

Synonyms:
articulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint
Type of:
articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
2

n (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof

Type of:
exterior angle, external angle
the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon
3

adj informed about the latest trends

Synonyms:
hep, hip to
informed
having much knowledge or education
4

n the fruit of a rose plant

Synonyms:
rose hip, rosehip
Type of:
fruit
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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