hip
1. hip \'hip\ n [ME hipe, fr. OE he-ope; akin to OHG hiafo hip] : the
ripened false fruit of a rose that consists of a fleshy receptacle e
nclosing numerous achenes
2. hip n [ME, fr. OE hype; akin to OHG huf hip, L cubitus elbow, cu]bare to
lie, Gk kybos cube, die, OE he-ah high - more at HIGH 1a: the laterally
projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the
mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of
the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them 1b: HIP JOINT 2:
the external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roof
that have their wall plates running in different directions
3. hip vt or hipped; or hip.ping : to make (as a roof) with a hip
4. hip var of HEP