hip

Definition

The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.

Etymology

From Middle English hipe, hupe, from Old English hype, from Proto-Germanic *hupiz (compare Dutch heup, Low German Huop, German Hüfte), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (compare Welsh cysgu (“to sleep”), Latin cubāre (“to lie”), Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, “hollow in the hips”), Albanian sup (“shoulder”), Sanskrit शुप्ति (śúpti, “shoulder”)), from *ḱew- (“to bend”). More at high. The sense "drug addict" derives from addicts lying on their hips while using certain drugs such as opium.

Example Sentences

• "in all bridges preference will be given to designs having struts for hip verticals"
• "Ike explained to me that the Mexican government issued permits to hips allowing them a definite quantity of morphine per month at wholesale prices."