Hip Definition–noun | 1. | the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch. |
| 3. | Architecture. the inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end, or of two adjacent sloping sides, of a roof. |
| 4. | Fur
ede
niture. knee (def. 6). |
–adjective | 5. | (esp. of a garment) extending to the hips; hiplength: hip boots. |
–verb (used with object) | 6. | (esp. of livestock) to injure or dislocate the hip of. |
| 7. | Architecture. to form (a roof) with a hip or hips. |
—Idioms| 8. | shoot from the hip, Informal. to speak or act bluntly or rashly, without deliberation or prudence: Diplomats are trained to conduct themselves with discretion, and not to shoot from the hip. |
| 9. | smite hip and thigh, to attack unmercifully; overcome. Judg. 15:8. |
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Hop Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground. |
| 2. | to spring or leap on one foot. |
| 3. | Informal. to make a short, quick trip, esp. in an airplane: He hopped up to Boston for the day. |
| 4. | Informal. to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination): to island-hop; to job-hop. |
–verb (used with object) | 6. | to jump over; clear with a hop: The sheep hopped the fence. |
| 7. | Informal. to board or get onto a vehicle: to hop a plane. |
| 8. | Informal. to cross in an airplane: We hopped the Atlantic in five hours. |
–noun | 9. | an act of hopping; short leap. |
| 11. | a journey, esp. a short trip by air. |
| 12. | Informal. a dance or dancing party. |
| 13. | a bounce or rebound of a moving object, as a ball: She caught the ball on the first hop. |
—Idiom| 14. | hop to it, Informal. to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately: You'd better hop to it if you intend to buy groceries before the market closes. Also, hop to. |
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