hipped

hipped
Ⅰ.
hip [1] NOUN 1) a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body. 2) (hips) the circumference of the body at the buttocks. 3) the edge formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet.
DERIVATIVES hipped adjective.
ORIGIN Old English, related to HOP(Cf. ↑hoppy).
Ⅱ.
hip [2] NOUN the fruit of a rose.
ORIGIN Old English.
Ⅲ.
hip [3] ADJECTIVE (hipper, hippest) informal 1) fashionable. 2) (hip to) aware of or informed about.
DERIVATIVES hipness noun.
ORIGIN of unknown origin.
Ⅳ.
hip [4] EXCLAMATION introducing a communal cheer.
ORIGIN of unknown origin.

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  • hipped — adj. 1. having hips; or, having hips of a specified type; used in combination; as, wide hipped. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Architecture) peaked and having sloping ends rather than gables; of roofs; as, a hipped roof has sloping ends… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hipped — hipped1 [hipt] adj. 1. having hips of a specified kind [slim hipped] 2. having the hip dislocated: said esp. of horses, cows, etc. 3. Archit. having a hip or hips [a hipped roof] hipped2 [hipt] adj. [< HYP(OCHONDRIA) …   English World dictionary

  • Hipped — Hipped, Hippish Hip pish, a. [From 5th {Hip}.] Somewhat hypochondriac; melancholy. See {Hyppish}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] When we are hipped or in high spirits. R. L. Stevenson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hipped — hipt adj having hips esp. of a specified kind often used in combination <broad hipped> …   Medical dictionary

  • hipped — having hips, c.1500, pp. adj.; see HIP (Cf. hip) (n.1)). In architecture from 1823 …   Etymology dictionary

  • -hipped — hipped1 «hihpt», adjective. Architecture. formed with hips: »a hipped roof. hipped2 «hihpt», adjective. 1. U.S. Slang. having the mind full of a certain subject; obsessed: »He s all hipped on building his own radio. 2. Informal. depr …   Useful english dictionary

  • hipped — I. adjective Date: 1508 1. having hips especially of a specified kind often used in combination < a broad hipped person > 2. constructed with hips < a hipped roof > II. adjective Etymology: hip hypochondria …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hipped — hipped1 /hipt/, adj. 1. having hips. 2. having the hips as specified (usually used in combination): broad hipped; narrow hipped. 3. (esp. of livestock) having the hip injured or dislocated. 4. Archit. formed with a hip or hips, as a roof. [1500… …   Universalium

  • hipped — I [[t]hɪpt[/t]] adj. having the hips as specified (usu. used in combination): narrow hipped[/ex] • Etymology: 1500–10 II hipped [[t]hɪpt[/t]] adj. Informal. inf greatly interested or preoccupied, often to an excessive degree (usu. fol. by on): to …   From formal English to slang

  • hipped — I. /hɪpt/ (say hipt) adjective 1. having hips: *Hey Harry, cop that broad hipped bird in the lounge, she brings me right on. –bluey, 1975. 2. Architecture formed with a hip or hips, as a roof. {hip1 + ed3} II. /hɪpt/ (say hipt) …  

  • Hipped — Hip Hip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hipping}.] 1. To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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