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Hip - definition of hip by The Free Dictionary

hip 1 (hĭp) n. 1. a. The laterally projecting prominence of the pelvis or pelvic region from the waist to the thigh. b. A homologous posterior part in quadrupeds. c. The hip joint. 2. Architecture The external angle formed by the meeting of two adjacent sloping sides of a roof. [Middle English, from Old English hype.] hip 2 (hĭp) also hep (hĕp) adj ...